Cost of living comparison
Austria is 21.8% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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