Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 70.9% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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