Jeddah vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$541	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	70
😀 Quality of life	79	81
🏙️ Population	4.7M	56.8K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 21% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4809th and 4118th ($1155 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 894th and 705th 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	$6.64	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$8498

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$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