Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 4.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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