Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 7.1% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.23
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.94
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.60
|
$6.42
€5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
$3.35
€3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.06
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,972.26
|
$27,020.53
€25,211.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.53
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.54
|
$29.51
€27.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,517.03
|
$686.76
€640.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,213.62
|
$565.47
€527.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.37
|
$155.79
€145.36
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.94
|
$401.79
€374.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
$7,295.41
€6,807.00
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.51
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.31
|
$65.52
€61.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.51
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.78
|
$78.82
€73.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.52
|
$31.68
€29.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.29
|
$83.03
€77.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG213.06
|
$96.57
€90.10
|
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