Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 75.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Albania, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
|
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