Nicosia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$678	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	72
😀 Quality of life	81	78
🏙️ Population	330K	7.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 20% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4211th and 2911th ($1302 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 494th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Riyadh

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	Nicosia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529