Nicosia vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$775	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$6208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	56.8K	690K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 56% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4118th and 73rd ($1453 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Cyprus and the United States, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 705th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$24065

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949