Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 64.3% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 91.6% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$5.33
€4.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.01
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$17.32
€16.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$679.12
€634.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$557.97
€521.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$372.90
€348.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.59
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$62.53
€58.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Quito
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$105.72
€98.75
|
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