Abu Dhabi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
1.48M
330K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 51% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1938th and 4233rd ($1936 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 369th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Nicosia

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Abu Dhabi Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$7149

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594