Nicosia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$701	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	99
😀 Quality of life	81	99
🏙️ Population	330K	4.84M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 52% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4220th and 312th ($1352 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Cyprus and Australia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 469th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sydney

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	Nicosia	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$18951

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754