Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 4.4% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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