Cost of living comparison
France is 33.5% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in France instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 51.0% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 83.7% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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