Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 54.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.42
€5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.35
€3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.63
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,056.89
|
$27,020.53
€25,211.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.00
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.53
|
$29.51
€27.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.19
|
$686.76
€640.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.03
|
$565.47
€527.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.20
|
$155.79
€145.36
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.66
|
$401.79
€374.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,874.56
|
$7,295.41
€6,807.00
|
|
pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.75
|
$65.52
€61.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.78
|
$78.82
€73.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.31
|
$31.68
€29.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.74
|
$83.03
€77.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.13
|
$96.57
€90.10
|
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