Nicosia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	56.8K	955K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 14% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4020th and 3058th ($1492 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Cyprus and Spain, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 509th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Tenerife

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	Nicosia	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469