Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 0.3% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.13
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.34
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 2.8% more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€5.99
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.84
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,382.59
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€18.95
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€712.06
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€553.46
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€178.53
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€559.93
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,119.74
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.62
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.52
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€63.98
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.13
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.09
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€96.46
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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