Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 2.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 99.1% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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