Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 42.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$6.54
€6.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$7.37
€6.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$3.97
€3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$14.47
€13.72
|
|
pay 84.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$707.36
€670.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$588.46
€558.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$423.35
€401.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$65.50
€62.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$35.90
€34.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
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