Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 1.3% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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