Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 98.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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