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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 40.5% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 88.2% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 83.0% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 14.9% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Nicosia

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Nicosia are more expensive than in Daejeon. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Nicosia. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.2% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩10,179	$16.80 €15.07	+125.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,431	$8.96 €8.04	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,680	$2.30 €2.06	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩896	$0.89 €0.80	+35.8%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,690	$1.96 €1.76	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,507	$6.56 €5.89	+19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩11,020	$6.95 €6.23	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,441	$4.77 €4.28	+89.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,964	$4.06 €3.65	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,810	$1.55 €1.39	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,440	$0.95 €0.85	-62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,540	$1.14 €1.02	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,671	$1.58 €1.42	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,232	$0.85 €0.76	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,708	$0.71 €0.64	-43.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 83.0% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,440	$6.73 €6.04	+42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩15,269	$44.79 €40.18	+300.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$32,920.23 €29,534.38	+16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,521	$21.86 €19.61	+138.1%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩30,538	$33.22 €29.80	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩509K	$784.43 €703.75	+110.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩407K	$696.72 €625.07	+133.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩181K	$158.82 €142.49	+19.4%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩412K	$513.33 €460.53	+69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩30M	$9,282.61 €8,327.89	-57.4%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,835	$4.48 €4.02	+26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩5,015	$3.65 €3.28	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,581	$5.60 €5.02	+66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩45,807	$74.03 €66.41	+120.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩15,269	$11.20 €10.05
Average			+34.2%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Daejeon	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩87,542	$102.69 €92.13	+60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩55,986	$54.75 €49.12	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩127K	$100.22 €89.91	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩145K	$116.92 €104.90	+9.9%
Average			+26.0%

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