Cost of living comparison
Greece is 8.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Greece instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
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Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.38
|
$14.81
€13.34
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.74
|
$9.01
€8.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.67
|
$1.97
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.94
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.79
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.25
|
$6.52
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.78
|
$6.06
€5.46
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.15
|
$4.09
€3.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.18
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.72
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.07
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
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pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.18
|
$7.81
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€45.14
|
$41.23
€37.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€26,677.26
|
$27,791.92
€25,044.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€19.81
|
$14.64
€13.20
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€35.56
|
$31.73
€28.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€832.95
|
$529.13
€476.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€665.77
|
$406.38
€366.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€123.15
|
$178.34
€160.71
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€382.84
|
$350.75
€316.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,390.01
|
$6,658.30
€6,000.00
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.00
|
$4.23
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€2.98
|
$3.51
€3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€3.94
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€49.10
|
$46.53
€41.93
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.27
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
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pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€72.92
|
$83.80
€75.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€43.29
|
$41.12
€37.06
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€113.46
|
$86.78
€78.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€100.38
|
$96.32
€86.80
|
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