Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 19.9% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.83
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.20
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.27
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€7.08
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.81
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.44
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€27,210.72
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.89
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.44
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€678.98
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€564.85
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€147.35
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 90.6% more for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€406.36
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,874.01
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.34
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.87
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€78.44
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.46
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€76.51
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.73
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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