Nicosia vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$789	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	56.8K	24.7K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 10% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4107th and 3471st ($1485 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 563rd and 6854th 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	$15.5	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$8971

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419