Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.1% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.51
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,501.46
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.19
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.71
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.90
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.64
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.06
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.62
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,269.94
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.46
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Poland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.66
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.12
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.46
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.83
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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