Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 36.0% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Nicosia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$43.98
€40.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$17.32
€16.08
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$679.12
€630.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$557.97
€518.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$372.90
€346.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$62.53
€58.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$105.72
€98.17
|
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