Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 42.0% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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