Cost of living comparison
China is 19.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in China instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.60
|
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.26
|
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.40
|
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.89
|
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.97
|
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
|
pay 90.6% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.53
|
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.94
|
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.43
|
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.56
|
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
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