Nicosia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$678	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	37
😀 Quality of life	81	73
🏙️ Population	330K	6.44K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 18% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4211th and 3109th ($1302 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Cyprus and Malta, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 494th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Valletta

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	Nicosia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$8456

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348