Nicosia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	83	98
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4107th and 348th ($1485 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 563rd 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	$15.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$21946

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864