Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 1.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Athens, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.97
|
$13.00
€11.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$7.58
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.35
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.88
|
$6.42
€5.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.35
|
$3.35
€3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.64
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.06
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.95
|
$54.15
€49.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,256.54
|
$27,020.53
€24,907.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.18
|
$12.45
€11.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.03
|
$29.51
€27.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€580.97
|
$686.76
€633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€491.19
|
$565.47
€521.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€152.12
|
$155.79
€143.61
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€445.21
|
$401.79
€370.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,576.86
|
$7,295.41
€6,724.81
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.89
|
$65.52
€60.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.98
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.95
|
$78.82
€72.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.10
|
$31.68
€29.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.91
|
$83.03
€76.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.58
|
$96.57
€89.01
|
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