Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 20.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$43.98
€40.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$17.32
€16.08
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$679.12
€630.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$557.97
€518.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$372.90
€346.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$62.53
€58.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$105.72
€98.17
|
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