Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 31.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Paris, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$5.33
€4.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$6.01
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$17.32
€16.18
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$679.12
€634.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$557.97
€521.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$372.90
€348.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$3.59
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$62.53
€58.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$105.72
€98.75
|
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