Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 27.1% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.33
$25.33
|
$12.09
€11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.58
$8.58
|
$7.53
€6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
$2.56
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
$2.16
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
$4.23
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
$4.15
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.53
$14.53
|
$5.98
€5.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
$4.39
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
$4.45
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
$1.68
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.23
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
$1.64
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
$1.92
|
$1.05
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
$1.82
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
$1.42
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$5.37
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$44.14
€40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$25,507.23
€23,422.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$20.75
€19.06
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.25
$68.25
|
$41.07
€37.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,222.22
$1,222.22
|
$765.75
€703.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,309.72
$1,309.72
|
$572.23
€525.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.75
$201.75
|
$124.02
€113.88
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$412.22
$412.22
|
$327.88
€301.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,795.24
$7,795.24
|
$6,992.32
€6,420.70
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
$5.23
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
$9.50
|
$4.86
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.65
$79.65
|
$52.35
€48.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.05
$59.05
|
$79.61
€73.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.88
$46.88
|
$40.36
€37.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
$117.67
|
$88.12
€80.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
$111.67
|
$104.36
€95.83
|
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