Nicosia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$775	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	70	56
😀 Quality of life	81	44
🏙️ Population	56.8K	43.9K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 36% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4118th and 5084th ($1453 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and the Palestine, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 705th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Ramallah

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	Nicosia	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$4130

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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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850