Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.5% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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