Jerusalem vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	936K	330K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 62% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1551st and 4211th ($2114 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Israel and Cyprus, respectively. Check Israel vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 374th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Nicosia

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	Jerusalem	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$6962

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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