Nicosia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$701	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	69	55
😀 Quality of life	81	51
🏙️ Population	330K	39K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 42% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4220th and 5974th ($1352 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1 months in Ramallah. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 469th and 6160th 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	$12	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$3782

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671