Nicosia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$789
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
56.8K
115K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 260% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4107th and 8957th ($1485 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Bhutan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 563rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Thimphu

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Nicosia Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$633

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$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285