Al Ain vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$900
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
72
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
767K
56.8K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 2% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4139th and 4020th ($1455 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 562nd and 509th 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
$10
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$9567

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$1173
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$2470
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1375
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$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047