Dubai vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	70
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	3.33M	330K

The cost of living in Dubai is 83% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 989th and 4211th ($2379 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 288th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nicosia

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	Dubai	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 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