Jerusalem vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	936K	56.8K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 78% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 638th and 4020th ($2663 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Cyprus, respectively. Check Israel vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 407th and 509th 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	$24.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$9567

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047