Jerusalem vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	936K	56.8K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 68% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 950th and 4118th ($2447 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 351st and 705th 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	$24.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$8498

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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