Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 31.3% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Nicosia

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nicosia are more expensive than in Bucharest.

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Nicosia vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$16.80 €14.99	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$8.96 €8.00	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$2.30 €2.05	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$0.89 €0.80	-60.4%
Average			+3.6%

Bucharest vs. Nicosia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$1.96 €1.75	+48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$6.56 €5.86	+50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$6.95 €6.20	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$4.77 €4.26	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$4.06 €3.63	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$1.55 €1.38	+171.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$0.95 €0.85	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$1.14 €1.02	+65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$1.58 €1.41	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$0.85 €0.76	+133.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$0.71 €0.64	+108.1%
Average			+59.5%

Bucharest vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$6.73 €6.01	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$44.79 €39.98	+114.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$32,920.23 €29,385.19	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.91	$21.86 €19.51	+287.1%
Average			+39.5%

Bucharest vs. Nicosia - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$33.22 €29.65	+258.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$784.43 €700.19	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$696.72 €621.91	+54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$158.82 €141.77	+7.4%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$513.33 €458.21	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$9,282.61 €8,285.82	-35.4%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$4.48 €4.00	+19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$3.65 €3.26	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.65	$5.60 €5.00	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON234.57	$74.03 €66.08	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$11.20 €9.99	+33.9%
Average			+22.6%

Bucharest vs. Nicosia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$102.69 €91.67	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$54.75 €48.87	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$100.22 €89.45	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$116.92 €104.37	+27.5%
Average			+28.3%

Bucharest vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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