Nicosia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$678	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	65
😀 Quality of life	81	83
🏙️ Population	330K	1.25M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 13% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4211th and 3460th ($1302 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 494th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sharjah

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	Nicosia	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536