Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 35.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$6.54
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$7.37
€7.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$3.97
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
$53.59
€51.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$28,348.13
€27,179.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$14.47
€13.87
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$29.63
€28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$707.36
€678.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$588.46
€564.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$153.51
€147.18
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$423.35
€405.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$7,161.35
€6,866.11
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$3.48
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$65.50
€62.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$81.72
€78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$35.90
€34.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$79.71
€76.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
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