Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 27.4% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.18
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.37
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.20
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.33
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.41
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.75
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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