Nicosia vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$1958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	76
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	56.8K	841K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 18% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4020th and 2757th ($1492 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Cyprus and Spain, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 509th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Valencia, Spain

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	Nicosia	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$10416

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$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

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626