Abu Dhabi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	1.48M	330K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 40% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2320th and 4211th ($1828 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 438th and 494th 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	$10.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$6962

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647