Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 19.4% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
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Majuro
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Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
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pay 51.7% less for groceries
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Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$6.54
€6.20
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.37
€6.99
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$3.97
€3.76
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.60
€0.57
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pay 11.9% more for transportation
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Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
€50.82
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$14.47
€13.72
|
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pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$707.36
€670.84
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$588.46
€558.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$423.35
€401.49
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.36
€5.08
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$65.50
€62.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay 62.0% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$35.90
€34.05
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$101.82
€96.56
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