Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 3.5% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Nicosia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
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pay 13.5% less for housing
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.41
€4.98
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
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pay 59.0% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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