Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 14.4% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 55.3% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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