Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 27.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Nicosia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€18.98
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.74
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.08
|
$1.68
€1.52
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.00
|
$0.88
€0.80
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.66
|
$2.00
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.28
|
$6.16
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€4.95
|
$6.42
€5.79
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.54
|
$3.35
€3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€4.95
|
$3.88
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.07
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.72
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.80
|
$1.22
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.67
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.50
€0.45
|
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pay 22.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.56
|
$5.70
€5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€24,856.48
|
$27,020.53
€24,349.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.33
|
$12.45
€11.22
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€46.59
|
$29.51
€26.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,690.96
|
$686.76
€618.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,310.40
|
$565.47
€509.57
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€157.91
|
$155.79
€140.39
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,058.69
|
$401.79
€362.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,096.03
|
$7,295.41
€6,574.11
|
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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.86
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.47
|
$3.71
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.37
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€34.39
|
$65.52
€59.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.71
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
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pay 5.2% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€55.30
|
$78.82
€71.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€29.88
|
$31.68
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€77.62
|
$83.03
€74.82
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€86.56
|
$96.57
€87.02
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