Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 50.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
$6.42
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
$686.76
€631.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
$565.47
€520.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
$401.79
€369.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
$65.52
€60.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
$96.57
€88.82
|
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