Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 71.7% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.81
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.30
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.26
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$21.00
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.78
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.42
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.84
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.55
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.63
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.35
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.40
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$226.36
|
$44.14
€41.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$40.03
|
$20.75
€19.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
$765.75
€718.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$947.69
|
$572.23
€536.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
$327.88
€307.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.42
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.18
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$120.40
|
$52.35
€49.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$30.16
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$285.86
|
$104.36
€97.87
|
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