Nicosia Scores

  • Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.

  • LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Nicosia is fine.

  • Healthcare: Healthcare system is very good and continues to develop at a rapid pace.

  • Expenses: Nicosia has quite high prices for food and accommodation. Usual monthly spendings are around $3200
  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Nicosia that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.

  • Education: The level of secondary and higher education can be described as very high.

  • Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.

  • Air quality:
  • Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups in Nicosia have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.

  • Walkability: The area of Nicosia is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Entertainment: There are several places where you can relax and have a good time with friends.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
  • Income: The average monthly income is as low as $2000.
  • Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
  • Nightlife: has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.

  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Nicosia.

  • Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.

  • English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.

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