Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 49.9% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$105.59
|
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