Cost of Living in Famagusta, 🇨🇾 Cyprus - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 28, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 22 3 23 $1,740 $758 $1,375 $702 $107

Utilities 20 21 $111 $120 $209 $111 —

Internet & Mobile 9 5 25 $11 $48 $59 $48 $8

Groceries 13 14 16 $61 $165 $391 $122 $3

Transportation 2 6 $95 $75 $227 $66 $14

Dining Out 19 18 $696 $193 $332 $76 $43

Leisure Activities 10 11 $146 $129 $330 $107 $28

Health Insurance 7 $67 $90 $247 $56 —

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $13 $3 $52 — —

Total $2,940 $1,581 $3,222 $1,288 $203

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 19 $44.90 per meal

Coffee 1 $3.72 per cup

Beer 1 $4.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 $7.86 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $7.86 per meal

Apples $2.89 per kg

Bread 14 $1.22 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.67 per liter

Rice 13 $5.56 per kg

Chicken Fillets $8.67 per kg

Beef 16 $18.16 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.17 per bottle

Water (1.5L bottle) 13 $0.45 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 22 $701.54 per month

Coworking Space $101.02 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 23 $1,739.81 per month

Coliving Space $618.00 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $4.27 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.07 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $56.12 per month

Gasoline 17 $1.94 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $9.60 per trip

Scooter Rental $84.18 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $37.04 per month

Gym Membership 10 $84.18 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $25.26 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $2.24 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $11.22 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $52.10 per pair

Summer Dress $44.90 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $98.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $11.40 per visit

Laundry $3.37 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $84.18 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 12 $4.93 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Zurich, Paphos, Ayia Napa

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 867.37 1739.81
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 636.07 701.54
- Beef 15.03 18.16
- Beer 4.05 4.6
- Bread 1.85 1.22
38 more changes
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.22
- Coffee 2.89 3.72
- Coliving Space 578.25 618
- Coworking Space 208.17 101.02
- Dining Out local 69.39, nomad 462.6, expat 231.3, family 346.95, tourist 40.48 local 76.33, nomad 695.93, expat 193.06, family 332.25, tourist 42.65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 84.18
- Fast Food Combo 8.1 7.86
- Gasoline 1.73 1.94
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 115.65, expat 289.12, family 809.55, tourist 2.31 local 122.34, nomad 61.17, expat 165.15, family 391.48, tourist 2.6
- Gym Membership 46.26 84.18
- Haircut 20.82 11.4
- Health Insurance local 23.13, nomad 80.95, expat 92.52, family 346.95, tourist 2.31 local 56, nomad 67.2, expat 90, family 247, tourist 0
- Housing local 462.6, nomad 925.19, expat 636.07, family 1387.79, tourist 80.95 local 701.54, nomad 1739.81, expat 757.66, family 1375.01, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 46.26, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 92.52, tourist 3.47 local 48.27, nomad 11.22, family 59.49, tourist 7.86
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 37.04
- Jeans 75.17 52.1
- Laundry 6.94 3.37
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 404.77, expat 115.65, family 231.3, tourist 17.35 local 106.63, nomad 145.92, expat 129.08, family 330, tourist 28.06
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.56 7.86
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.61 44.9
- Milk 1.62 1.67
- Mobile Plan 23.13 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 56.12
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.1 4.93
- Rice 2.08 5.56
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.25 9.6
- Running Shoes 104.08 98.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 2.24
- Scooter Rental 23.13 84.18
- Summer Dress 52.04 44.9
- Taxi Start 5.2 4.27
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.07
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.82 25.26
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 69.39, expat 46.26, family 289.12, tourist 11.56 local 65.72, nomad 94.51, expat 75.32, family 227.41, tourist 14.09
- Utilities local 92.52, nomad 0, expat 115.65, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 110.73, expat 119.68, family 209.19, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.82, expat 80.95, family 173.47 local 0, nomad 13.1, expat 3.27, family 52.38
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 0.45
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 7.17
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds): corrected units and exchange-rate arithmetic, rebuilt category quantities, labelled borrowed prices, and removed unsupported citations (nikoskannas.com, consumer.gov.cy, eoal.org.cy)

Famagusta cost of living