Nicosia vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$775
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
35
😀 Quality of life
81
38
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.96M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 159% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4118th and 8195th ($1453 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Yemen, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 705th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$3336

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$1305
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
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$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031