Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 9.3% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.36
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.30
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.88
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.13
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.11
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.22
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.57
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.76
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.10
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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