Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Liechtenstein

Vaduz vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Vaduz is 60.8% more expensive than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Vaduz
Groceries: pay 59.3% more in Vaduz
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Vaduz
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Vaduz
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Vaduz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.2% more in Vaduz
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Vaduz

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Vaduz are more expensive than in Nicosia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Vaduz.

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Vaduz vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vaduz instead of Nicosia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$36.00 CHF29.73	+114.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$18.00 CHF14.87	+100.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$4.20 CHF3.47	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$4.20 CHF3.47	+371.0%
Average			+123.1%

Nicosia vs. Vaduz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.3% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$3.48 CHF2.87	+77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$13.50 CHF11.15	+105.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$10.86 CHF8.97	+56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$10.44 CHF8.62	+118.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$10.89 CHF8.99	+167.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.63 CHF1.35	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.81 CHF1.50	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.91 CHF1.57	+67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.22 CHF1.01	-22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.22 CHF1.01	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.95 CHF0.79	+33.7%
Average			+59.3%

Nicosia vs. Vaduz - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$9.08 CHF7.50	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$120.00 CHF99.11	+167.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$35,999.06 CHF29,732.78	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$49.92 CHF41.23	+128.4%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$66.00 CHF54.51	+98.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$1,339.97 CHF1,106.72	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$1,139.97 CHF941.54	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$183.52 CHF151.58	+15.6%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$359.99 CHF297.33	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$16,799.56 CHF13,875.30	+81.0%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$7.20 CHF5.95	+60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$6.32 CHF5.22	+73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$12.60 CHF10.41	+125.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$80.13 CHF66.18	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$24.00 CHF19.82	+114.3%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Vaduz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$138.00 CHF113.98	+34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$48.00 CHF39.64	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$172.00 CHF142.06	+71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$219.99 CHF181.70	+88.2%
Average			+39.7%

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