Nicosia vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$701
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
330K
1.99M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 139% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4220th and 8124th ($1352 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 98th in Cyprus and Turkey, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 469th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$1501

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$2130
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$1832
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$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
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$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
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$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
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$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
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$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
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$450
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$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
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$560
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$651
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$600
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$523
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$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
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$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
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$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
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$541
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$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
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$535
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$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
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$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
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$433
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$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
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$540
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$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
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$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
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$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
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$680
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$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705