Cost of living comparison
Australia is 59.2% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Australia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 27.9% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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