Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 71.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Manila, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$6.54
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$7.37
€6.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$3.97
€3.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$14.47
€13.72
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$707.36
€670.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$588.46
€558.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$423.35
€401.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$65.50
€62.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$35.90
€34.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
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