Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 15.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$565.11
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$430.96
|
$7.15
€6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.63
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.73
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$130.90
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$208.93
|
$5.33
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$290.18
|
$6.01
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$117.79
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$163.83
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$78.82
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$16.91
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.50
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.30
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.50
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$63.85
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$291.07
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,386.95
|
$43.98
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$1,993,172.07
|
$19,790.09
€18,568.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,343.92
|
$17.32
€16.25
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$3,004.72
|
$32.85
€30.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,204.25
|
$679.12
€637.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$27,957.10
|
$557.97
€523.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,362.85
|
$142.33
€133.54
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,281.50
|
$372.90
€349.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$470,460.43
|
$6,706.64
€6,292.51
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$161.61
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$134.00
|
$3.59
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$269.35
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,692.13
|
$62.53
€58.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$350.15
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,603.27
|
$85.21
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,666.54
|
$40.77
€38.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$7,003.04
|
$91.42
€85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,127.66
|
$105.72
€99.19
|
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