Nicosia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$789
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
83
31
🏙️ Population
56.8K
43.9K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 32% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4107th and 4985th ($1485 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Palestine, respectively. Check Cyprus vs 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 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 563rd and 8803rd 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
$15.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$4719

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$1553
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$1380
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$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
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$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
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$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
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$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
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$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761