Nicosia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	81	95
🏙️ Population	56.8K	548K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 44% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4118th and 749th ($1453 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Cyprus and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 705th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$12471

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696