Cost of living comparison
Germany is 21.4% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Germany instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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