Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 17.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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