Nicosia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$775	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	81
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	56.8K	449K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 61% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4118th and 23rd ($1453 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Cyprus and Switzerland, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 705th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Zurich

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	Nicosia	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041