Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 54.0% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 67.3% more for restaurants
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Quito
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Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$13.00
€12.03
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.58
€7.02
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
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pay 39.9% more for groceries
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Quito
|
Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.00
€1.85
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$6.42
€5.95
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.35
€3.10
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$3.88
€3.59
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.27
€1.18
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.89
€0.83
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.22
€1.13
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.58
€0.54
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.50
€0.47
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pay 75.2% more for transportation
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Quito
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$5.70
€5.28
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$54.15
€50.14
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,020.53
€25,017.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.45
€11.53
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$29.51
€27.32
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$686.76
€635.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$565.47
€523.56
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$155.79
€144.24
|
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pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$401.79
€372.01
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$7,295.41
€6,754.63
|
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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$65.52
€60.66
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.83
€10.03
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pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$78.82
€72.97
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$31.68
€29.33
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$83.03
€76.87
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$96.57
€89.41
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