Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 34.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
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Charlotte Amalie
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Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
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pay 46.1% less for groceries
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Charlotte Amalie
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Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.00
€1.84
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.16
€5.67
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$6.42
€5.91
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.35
€3.08
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.88
€3.57
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
€1.17
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
€0.83
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.82
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.13
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
€0.54
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
€0.46
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pay 1.7% less for transportation
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.79
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,020.53
€24,847.62
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
€11.45
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pay 53.2% less for housing
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$686.76
€631.53
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$565.47
€520.00
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$155.79
€143.26
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$401.79
€369.48
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,295.41
€6,708.74
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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.71
€3.42
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.41
€4.98
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.52
€60.25
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.82
€72.48
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.68
€29.13
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.03
€76.35
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.57
€88.80
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