Nicosia vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$701	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	8
😀 Quality of life	81	58
🏙️ Population	330K	24.7K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 13% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4220th and 3466th ($1352 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Cyprus and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 469th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Victoria

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	Nicosia	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482