Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 27.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
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Castries
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Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.33
€11.83
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.50
€7.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
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pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.54
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.37
€7.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.97
€3.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
€51.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,348.13
€27,210.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.47
€13.89
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$29.63
€28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$707.36
€678.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$588.46
€564.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$153.51
€147.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$423.35
€406.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,161.35
€6,874.01
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$65.50
€62.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
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pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$81.72
€78.44
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$35.90
€34.46
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$79.71
€76.51
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$101.82
€97.73
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