Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 9.9% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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