Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 58.1% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.18
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.37
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.20
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.33
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.41
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.75
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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