Nicosia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$775	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	70	5
😀 Quality of life	81	42
🏙️ Population	56.8K	115K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 246% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4118th and 8940th ($1453 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 705th and 7547th 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	$15.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289