Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 3.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$5.33
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$6.01
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$43.98
€41.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$17.32
€16.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$679.12
€636.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$557.97
€523.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$372.90
€349.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$3.59
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$62.53
€58.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$105.72
€99.15
|
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