Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 36.1% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$15.24
€14.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$6.94
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$53.34
€49.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$25.46
€23.42
|
|
pay 75.1% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$988.74
€909.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$209.09
€192.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$37.56
€34.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$144.43
€132.84
|
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