Nicosia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$678	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	70	18
😀 Quality of life	81	60
🏙️ Population	330K	932K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 19% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4211th and 3004th ($1302 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Cyprus and Spain, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 494th and 5171st 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	$11.6	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$6114

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291