Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 22.3% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Australia, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.39
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.70
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.15
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.12
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.45
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Australia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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