Jeddah vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$511	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	69
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	4.7M	330K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4828th and 4220th ($1123 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1110th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Nicosia

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	Jeddah	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$7504

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591