Al Ain vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$612
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
767K
330K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4616th and 4233rd ($1132 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 496th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$7149

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1091
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$1081
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$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