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Wellington vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 63.7% more expensive than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.33 €11.33	$14.93 NZ$26.06	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 €6.90	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.35	$2.57 NZ$4.49	+75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.68	$2.15 NZ$3.76	+193.2%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.70	$1.96 NZ$3.43	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 €6.01	$4.15 NZ$7.24	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 €6.78	$6.98 NZ$12.18	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.38	$6.84 NZ$11.94	+85.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 €3.65	$5.06 NZ$8.83	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.10	$1.40 NZ$2.44	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.81	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.75	$1.48 NZ$2.58	+80.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.08	$2.61 NZ$4.56	+123.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.50	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+87.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.55	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+40.4%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Nicosia	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 €5.19	$6.42 NZ$11.20	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €49.28	$127.57 NZ$222.63	+138.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,348.13 €26,068.46	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.47 €13.31	$18.22 NZ$31.79	+25.9%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Nicosia	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.63 €27.24	$54.27 NZ$94.71	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.36 €650.48	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	+110.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.46 €541.14	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	+126.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.51 €141.16	$134.11 NZ$234.04	-12.6%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Nicosia	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.35 €389.30	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	+105.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,161.35 €6,585.45	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	+76.6%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.94	$7.17 NZ$12.51	+67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 €3.20	$3.41 NZ$5.96	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.93	$24.46 NZ$42.68	+356.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.50 €60.23	$39.85 NZ$69.54	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.86	$12.24 NZ$21.37	+14.2%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.72 €75.15	$75.78 NZ$132.25	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 €33.02	$55.09 NZ$96.15	+53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.71 €73.30	$119.44 NZ$208.45	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €93.63	$129.60 NZ$226.17	+27.3%
Average			+30.8%

Nicosia vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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