Nicosia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$998
🏠 One person rent
$807
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
56.8K
115K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 263% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4020th and 8941st ($1492 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Cyprus and Bhutan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 509th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$600

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$1375
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$1237
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$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274