Nicosia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$649
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
69
55
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
330K
39K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 27% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4233rd and 5228th ($1280 vs $1011) 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 0.8 months in Ramallah. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 415th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$3737

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$1519
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$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
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$1594

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499