Cost of living comparison
India is 65.9% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in India instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.93
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.33
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.49
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.65
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,490.88
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.11
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€37.82
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€705.22
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€527.00
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€114.22
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€301.96
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,439.58
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.10
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.14
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.21
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.30
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.32
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.17
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.15
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.11
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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