Nicosia vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$678	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	62
😀 Quality of life	81	80
🏙️ Population	330K	581K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 3% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4211th and 4316th ($1302 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Lithuania, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 494th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Vilnius

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	Nicosia	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302