Nicosia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	83	100
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4020th and 370th ($1492 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Australia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 509th and 2nd 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	$15.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$25164

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863