Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 49.3% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.69
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.39
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.20
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€6.99
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.76
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.72
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€670.84
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€558.08
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€401.49
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.30
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.11
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.05
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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