Nicosia vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$649
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
81
23
🏙️ Population
330K
2.96M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 145% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4233rd and 8335th ($1280 vs $523) 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 415th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$2959

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$1091
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$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
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$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840