Nicosia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$807	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$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 4% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4020th and 4194th ($1492 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Cyprus and Spain, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 509th and 622nd 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	$15.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$8171

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643