Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 6.3% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
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Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.50
|
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.00
|
$7.00
SVC61.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.10
|
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€6.88
|
$7.39
SVC64.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.43
|
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.70
|
$2.78
SVC24.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
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pay 6.7% more for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.26
|
$3.97
SVC34.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.00
|
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€26,447.85
|
$25,000.00
SVC218,869.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.50
|
$33.43
SVC292.65
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€27.64
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€659.95
|
$858.33
SVC7,514.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€549.02
|
$641.67
SVC5,617.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€143.22
|
$81.52
SVC713.69
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€394.97
|
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,681.29
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€61.11
|
$30.67
SVC268.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
$5.50
SVC48.15
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€76.24
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€33.50
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€74.37
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€94.99
|
$108.33
SVC948.44
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