Nicosia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$789	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	56.8K	693K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 0.9% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4107th and 4152nd ($1485 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th in Cyprus and Spain, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 563rd and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Zaragoza

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	Nicosia	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671