Al Ain vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	70
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	767K	330K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 42% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2271st and 4211th ($1844 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Nicosia

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	Al Ain	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$6962

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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