Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.6 times more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in George Town instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 97.9% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
George Town
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
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