Living in Lemesos

Lemesos is a city in Cyprus. Annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Lemesos had a population of 107,970 in October 2021. An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €50 in 2026. The population, housing and education measures are from October 2021, while the transport estimate is from 2026. The available measures cover population, housing and education in October 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-148 sources

Which Cyprus-wide rules apply when you move to Lemesos?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CyprusNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lemesos.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €197.4 per month, fixed internet at €35.75 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €14.93. A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €66.07 in December 2022.

No city-level rent figure is published for Lemesos. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€402

Utilities, 85 m² flat€197

Fitness club€66

Transport pass€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€36

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	66.07 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	35.75 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	402.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	14.93 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Cablenet Cyprus price list¹Official
Monthly transport pass	50 EUR/month	26 Jul 2026	Ticket Fares⁷Official
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	197.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	50,048 dwellings	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for g05_dwellings_total³Official

Is Lemesos a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–76%

Student62%strong on education, weak on safety · range 50–74%

Family63%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–74%

Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

23.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 25,515 people of 107,970 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lemesos. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Public Employment Service Cyprus — Public employment service

Department of Labour, Republic of Cyprus

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lemesos. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Family and education

34.3% of adults held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 76% had completed high school or above in October 2021. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €402 in December 2022.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct	75.98 %	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct⁴Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Parallel classes for intensive Greek (Greek as second/foreign language). How to enrol a child (moec.gov.cy).

A country-wide rule for Cyprus; Lemesos's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Language courses and integration in Lemesos

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

Adult Education Centres — Lemesos District Office

Versallion Street 53, 3012 Lemesos

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.516WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries⁵Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport76.4%
Foreign residents23.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	23.63 %	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent²Official
Foreign residents	25,515 people	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent²Official
Population	107,970 people	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for g05_dwellings_total³Official

International community in Lemesos

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the Cyprus 2021 Census; total sex; CYSTAT municipality/community geography · 2021 Census (1 October 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Total	107,970	100.0%
Cypriots *	81,704	75.7%
Non European Union citizens	13,560	12.6%
Other European Union citizens	11,955	11.1%
Not stated	751	0.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	34.35 %	1 Oct 2021	CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Lemesos

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Lemesos from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Cyprus

Other cities in Cyprus to compare with Lemesos, nearest in population first.

All Cyprus cities

Limassol107,970 residents Stróvolos70,823 residents Nicosia56,848 residents Larnaka52,046 residents Káto Lakatámeia43,111 residents Pafos37,991 residents

How does Lemesos compare?

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Lemesos in rankings

#1 of 11 in Largest cities in Cyprus #10 of 11 in Cities with cleanest air in Cyprus

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lemesos when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Lemesos?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries.

How many people live in Lemesos?

The published population is 107,970 people. Source: CY official material for g05_dwellings_total.

How many foreign residents live in Lemesos?

25,515 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent.

How much is public transport in Lemesos?

A monthly transport pass is 50 EUR/month. Source: Ticket Fares.

Is Lemesos a good place to live?

Lemesos may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Lemesos?

The official citizenship distribution records 107,970 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (1 October 2021). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Lemesos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eacb5b375b33ae4ef1b71c874366e017]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/limassol/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lemesos-cyprus-population-cost-of-living-air-quality_4d75adfb2d6b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lemesos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {eacb5b375b33ae4ef1b71c874366e017},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/limassol/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Lemesos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/limassol/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version eacb5b375b33ae4ef1b71c874366e017; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

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Sources

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Cablenet Cyprus price list cablenet.com.cy · checked 2026-09-14
CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
CY official material for g05_dwellings_total cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries EEA City Trend · eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-27
Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-30
Ticket Fares publictransport.com.cy · checked 2026-07-26
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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