Nicosia, Cyprus, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in business freedom, safety and healthcare.
Nicosia is one of the top ten city matches for 0.9% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $750.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $600.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.85 |
| Small apartment | $460.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $11.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $4.80 |
| A beer | $1.40 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $2.10 |
| Bread | $0.81 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.63 |
| Lunch | $16.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $58.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $49.00 |
| Movie ticket | $10.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $73.63 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 2 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.27 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.10 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 5 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.10 |
| Meetups groups | 4 |
| Meetups members | 167 |
| Number of investors | 1 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 32 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.37 |
| Startup events | 1 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.10 |
| Startups [score] | 0.41 |
| Total number of startups | 51 |
Venture CapitalTravel Connectivity| Airport hub | 61 |
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| Airport hub [score] | 0.32 |
Commute| Traffic handling [score] | 0.89 |
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Business Freedom| Business freedom | 74.50 |
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| Business freedom [score] | 0.65 |
| Freedom from corruption | 63.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.63 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 58.20 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.42 |
| Time to open a business | 6.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.95 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.82 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 36 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.80 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.88 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.69 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.62 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 80.48 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.83 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of Cyprus |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 375 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 37 |
| PISA ranking | 40 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.39 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 33 |
| PISA science (high school) | 39 |
| University quality [score] | 0.11 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.53 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.37 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.38 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.18 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.85 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | EUR |
| GDP growth rate | -0.02 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.10 |
| GDP per capita | $30769.09 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.50 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.89 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.61 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.25 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 127 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.19 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 17.30 |
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| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.32 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.21 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 4.73 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 92 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.58 |
| Cinemas | 78 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.62 |
| Comedy clubs | 62 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.68 |
| Concert venues | 104 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.63 |
| Historical sites | 58 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.89 |
| Museums | 48 |
| Museums [score] | 0.50 |
| Performing art venues | 109 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.58 |
| Sport venues | 27 |
| Sports [score] | 0.64 |
| Zoos | 5 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.52 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 73.65 |
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| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.75 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Single only |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Unrecognized |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.75 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.26 |
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| Median peak in meters | 632.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 148.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Nicosia are in the 93rd place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $58 |
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 Movie ticket | $10 |
 Broadband internet connection | $37 |
 Monthly public transport | $49 |
 Lunch | $16 |
Software Engineer salaries in Nicosia are below average. For this job type, Nicosia ranks 143rd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Nicosia.
The overall crime rate puts Nicosia in position 48 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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336Nicosia (Greek: Λευκωσία) (Turkish: Lefkoşa) is the centrally located capital of Cyprus and by far the largest city on the island. It also acts as a separate administrative capital for the Nicosia district. The municipality of Nicosia governs only the central portion, but the city now sprawls for several kilometers and has engulfed surrounding villages and settlements. Its population hovers around 250,000 (a third of the total population of Cyprus) but the city has a feel of one much larger. It is the administrative and financial hub of the island as well as home to several universities, colleges and other educational establishments. It also hosts most foreign embassies and offshore companies (a big industry in Cyprus nowadays). Along with its international students and foreign workers it has developed a truly cosmopolitan feel.
Nicosia is one of the very few divided capitals in the world. The barbed wire and guardtowers of the Green Line cuts the town in two, with the northern side being the capital of the self-proclaimed Northern Cyprus and the southern half being the capital of the Republic of Cyprus.
Politics aside, Nicosia is a little short on both the archaeological treasure troves and beaches with pulsating nightlife that bring most visitors to Cyprus. But the Old City with its museums and churches is pleasant enough, and precisely due to the comparative lack of tourists, the city retains more of an authentically Cypriot air than the resorts of the southern coast. Fantastic little cafes invite you in for a Cypriot coffee, so just walk around and see the many woodworking shops that are deep within the City, and take a walk down to the Green Line, the boundary that now divides North from South. Being the financial and administrative centre of the island, it is by far the best place for shopaholics.
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