Al Ain vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$889
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
767K
56.8K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0.3% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4118th ($1449 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 588th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$8498

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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
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$817
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$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1420
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$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769