Cost of Living in Limassol, 🇨🇾 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 1 $1,504 — $2,032 — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 $11 $48 $59 $48 $3

Groceries 11 13 14 16 26 $70 $172 $407 $127 $4

Transportation 8 5 $96 $79 $293 $70 $14

Dining Out 9 10 23 25 $663 $297 $454 $123 $51

Leisure Activities 12 18 $140 $118 $236 $95 $11

Health Insurance 6 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 $13 $7 $52 — —

Total $2,564 $721 $3,533 $463 $85

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $1,103.00 $1,103 – $1,338 per month

Coworking Space $241.33 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,504.10 $1,347 – $1,504 per month

Coliving Space $833.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $4.43 per cup

Beer 23 $5.87 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $15.38 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $8.31 per meal

Apples $2.58 per kg

Bread 13 $3.06 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.67 per liter

Rice 16 $5.44 per kg

Chicken Fillets 26 $8.87 per kg

Beef 14 $18.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 25 $56.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 $0.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $4.26 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.07 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 $50.51 per month

Gasoline $1.96 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 22 $71.83 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 2 $37.04 per month

Gym Membership 12 $72.96 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 18 $22.45 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $11.22 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.06 per pair

Summer Dress $44.84 per dress

Running Shoes 17 $50.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 24 $16.84 per visit

Laundry 21 $4.49 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $58.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $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, Lisbon, Paphos, Athens

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 1504.1
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 925.19 1103
- Apples 2.89 2.58
- Beef 15.03 18.15
- Beer 5.2 5.87
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- Bread 2.08 3.06
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 8.87
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.22
- Coffee 4.05 4.43
- Coliving Space 867.37 833
- Coworking Space 208.17 241.33
- Dining Out local 161.91, nomad 925.19, expat 289.12, family 647.64, tourist 86.74 local 123.04, nomad 662.95, expat 296.8, family 454.36, tourist 50.57
- Doctor Visit (GP) 52.04 58
- Fast Food Combo 9.83 8.31
- Gasoline 1.62 1.96
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 115.65, expat 346.95, family 809.55, tourist 0 local 127.13, nomad 69.92, expat 171.63, family 406.82, tourist 3.52
- Gym Membership 46.26 72.96
- Haircut 20.82 16.84
- Health Insurance local 57.82, nomad 69.39, expat 138.78, family 404.77, tourist 5.78 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 693.9, nomad 1734.74, expat 1156.49, family 2081.69, tourist 138.78 nomad 1504.1, family 2031.65
- Internet & Mobile local 57.82, nomad 69.39, family 92.52, tourist 2.31 local 48.26, nomad 11.22, family 59.48, tourist 2.53
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 37.04
- Jeans 75.17 56.06
- Laundry 11.56 4.49
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 173.47, family 231.3, tourist 23.13 local 95.41, nomad 140.31, expat 117.86, family 235.72, tourist 11.22
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 15.38
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.39 56.12
- Milk 1.62 1.67
- Mobile Plan 23.13 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.26 50.51
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 4.93
- Rice 2.31 5.44
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 9.6
- Running Shoes 98.3 50.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 2.24
- Scooter Rental 23.13 71.83
- Summer Dress 46.26 44.84
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.26
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.07
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.13 22.45
- Transportation local 40.48, nomad 57.82, expat 115.65, family 289.12, tourist 17.35 local 69.71, nomad 96, expat 79.31, family 293.02, tourist 14.08
- Utilities local 115.65, nomad 0, expat 138.78, family 231.3, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.69, family 57.82 nomad 13.1, expat 6.55, family 52.38
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.16 0.48
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 7.17
Bread and Groceries corrected after reading the complete Nicosia loaf listing: €2.73 belongs to the 485 g white loaf; €1.35 belongs to the following sandwich listing. Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Taxi Start and Taxi per km now explicitly identify national tariffs (wolt.com, cylaw.org).

Limassol cost of living