Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 46.0% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.51
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,501.46
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.19
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.71
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.90
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.64
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.06
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.62
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,269.94
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.46
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.66
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.12
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.46
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.83
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
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