Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 2.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$7.58
€6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.14
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.09
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.83
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.12
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.26
|
$6.42
€5.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.71
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.04
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.66
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.40
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.20
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.49
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.11
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.83
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.86
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,000.00
|
$54.15
€49.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,200,005.00
|
$27,020.53
€24,888.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.00
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.88
|
$29.51
€27.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,500.19
|
$686.76
€632.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,276.65
|
$565.47
€520.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,255.99
|
$155.79
€143.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,706.38
|
$401.79
€370.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,800.69
|
$7,295.41
€6,719.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.00
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.27
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,921.59
|
$65.52
€60.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.00
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 91.4% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,619.40
|
$78.82
€72.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,077.77
|
$31.68
€29.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,139.21
|
$83.03
€76.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,085.10
|
$96.57
€88.95
|
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