Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 22.4% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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