Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 0.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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