Cost of living comparison

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Nicosia vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 5.6% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants
pay 24.8% less in Nicosia
Groceries
pay 13.5% more in Nicosia
Transportation
pay 9.6% more in Nicosia
Housing
pay 19.8% less in Nicosia
Childcare
pay 39.8% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.1% more in Nicosia
Clothing
pay 4.9% less in Nicosia

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Nicosia are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Nicosia.

Nicosia vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Lisbon, you would:

pay 24.8% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€13.25
$12.33
€11.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.35
$7.50
€7.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.80
$1.47
€1.42

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.44
$1.85
€1.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€5.41
$6.54
€6.34
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.75
$7.37
€7.15

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.99
$5.64
€5.47
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.58
$53.59
€51.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€31,181.59
$28,348.13
€27,491.77

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pay 19.8% less for housing

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€38.69
$29.63
€28.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,468.47
$707.36
€685.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€1,038.27
$588.46
€570.69

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€558.99
$423.35
€410.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€14,791.01
$7,161.35
€6,945.01

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€3.12
$4.29
€4.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.53
$3.48
€3.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.82
$5.36
€5.20

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

 
Lisbon
Nicosia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€83.96
$81.72
€79.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€36.49
$35.90
€34.82
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€79.99
$79.71
€77.30

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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