Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 30.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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