Nicosia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$678	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	330K	548K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 41% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4211th and 1356th ($1302 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 494th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530