Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 68.6% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 67.6% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 82.6% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Nicosia

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nicosia are more expensive than in Batumi. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Batumi, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Batumi	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.65 GEL30.17	$16.80 €14.95	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.26 GEL29.17	$8.96 €7.97	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$2.30 €2.05	+133.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.49	$0.89 €0.79	+54.7%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 67.6% more for groceries

	Batumi	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$1.96 €1.74	+168.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.80	$6.56 €5.84	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.81	$6.95 €6.19	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.02	$4.77 €4.25	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.16	$4.06 €3.62	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$1.55 €1.38	+125.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 GEL2.36	$0.95 €0.84	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.57	$1.14 €1.01	+88.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.55	$1.58 €1.40	+60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.09	$0.85 €0.76	+102.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.72	$0.71 €0.63	+157.0%
Average			+67.6%

Batumi vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Batumi	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.38	$6.73 €5.99	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.17	$44.79 €39.86	+284.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+106.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.70	$21.86 €19.45	+239.1%
Average			+110.4%

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pay 82.6% more for housing

	Batumi	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.74	$33.22 €29.57	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.91 GEL1,312.89	$784.43 €698.17	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.30 GEL972.03	$696.72 €620.11	+85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL157.77	$158.82 €141.36	+160.7%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Batumi	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL773.37	$513.33 €456.88	+71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+191.3%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL4.78	$4.48 €3.99	+142.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 GEL9.47	$3.65 €3.25	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 GEL8.15	$5.60 €4.98	+78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 GEL152.99	$74.03 €65.89	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.99 GEL18.10	$11.20 €9.97	+60.2%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Batumi	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.34	$102.69 €91.40	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.25	$54.75 €48.73	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.74 GEL348.99	$100.22 €89.20	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL301.75	$116.92 €104.07	+0.4%
Average			+3.3%

Batumi vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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