Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 3.8% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Riga, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.03
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.52
|
$7.58
€7.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.06
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.34
|
$6.42
€5.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.35
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.92
|
$3.88
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
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pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.36
|
$5.70
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.08
|
$54.15
€50.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,817.06
|
$27,020.53
€25,017.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.53
|
$12.45
€11.53
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.15
|
$29.51
€27.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€499.90
|
$686.76
€635.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€336.91
|
$565.47
€523.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€240.89
|
$155.79
€144.24
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€456.63
|
$401.79
€372.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,263.91
|
$7,295.41
€6,754.63
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.51
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.94
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.40
|
$65.52
€60.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.03
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.37
|
$78.82
€72.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.07
|
$31.68
€29.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.79
|
$83.03
€76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.12
|
$96.57
€89.41
|
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