Nicosia vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$701
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
81
19
🏙️ Population
330K
2.96M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 146% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4220th and 8269th ($1352 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 469th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$2963

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$1356
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$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810