Nicosia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$678	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	70	56
😀 Quality of life	81	51
🏙️ Population	330K	39K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 31% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4211th and 5524th ($1302 vs $996) 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 1 months in Ramallah. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 494th and 6159th 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	$11.6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$4230

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511