Nicosia vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$678	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	35
😀 Quality of life	81	35
🏙️ Population	330K	2.96M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 138% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4211th and 8272nd ($1302 vs $546) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 494th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sanaa

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	Nicosia	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886