Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 43.5% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 45.7% more for childcare
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Amman
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
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