Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 19.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.15
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.74
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.53
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.67
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.02
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.42
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€30,131.55
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.15
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€37.14
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€806.18
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€630.91
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€85.06
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€368.32
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,237.46
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.52
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€68.17
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.15
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.67
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€90.26
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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