Nicosia vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$807
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
83
42
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.96M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 181% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4020th and 8488th ($1492 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Yemen, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 509th and 7615th 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
$15.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$4197

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$1237
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$1440
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$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910