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Nicosia vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 93.6% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 63.6% more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Nicosia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries in Nicosia are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

Nicosia vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$12.33 €11.95	+306.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$7.50 €7.28	+119.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.47 €1.42	+136.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$0.73 €0.71	+108.0%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$1.85 €1.80	+52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$6.54 €6.34	+87.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$7.37 €7.15	+36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$3.68 €3.57	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$3.97 €3.85	+144.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$1.20 €1.16	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$0.89 €0.86	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$0.82 €0.79	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$1.17 €1.13	+55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.54 €0.53	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.60 €0.58	-52.3%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$5.64 €5.47	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$53.59 €51.97	+320.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$28,348.13 €27,491.77	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$14.47 €14.03	+337.1%
Average			+185.7%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$29.63 €28.73	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$707.36 €685.99	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$588.46 €570.69	+125.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$153.51 €148.87	+97.0%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 63.6% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$423.35 €410.56	+148.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$7,161.35 €6,945.01	-21.8%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$4.29 €4.16	+92.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.48 €3.37	+49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$5.36 €5.20	+95.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$65.50 €63.52	+123.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$10.72 €10.39	+236.1%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$81.72 €79.25	+44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$35.90 €34.82	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$79.71 €77.30	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$101.82 €98.74	+17.9%
Average			+14.4%

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