Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 4.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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