Nicosia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$701
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
65
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
330K
1.25M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 10% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4220th and 3679th ($1352 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 469th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$5054

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$1331
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$1150
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$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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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
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$1050
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$1802
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$728
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$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
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$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
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$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
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$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
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$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
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$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507