Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 22.9% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
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