Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 21.6% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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