Nicosia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$701	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	69	5
😀 Quality of life	81	50
🏙️ Population	330K	115K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 250% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4220th and 9013th ($1352 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 469th and 6232nd 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	$12	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$691

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284