Cost of living comparison
India is 68.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in India instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.64
|
$2.48
₹208.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
$3.94
₹331.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.39
₹33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$2.56
₹214.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$2.56
₹214.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$0.93
₹77.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$1.36
₹114.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.85
₹71.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.31
₹26.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.47
₹39.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$4.69
₹393.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.07
|
$10.04
₹844.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,228.49
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,245.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.22
|
$2.97
₹249.75
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.29
|
$7.66
₹644.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€850.16
|
$136.15
₹11,446.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.53
|
$88.97
₹7,479.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.69
|
$28.75
₹2,416.98
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.75
|
$58.47
₹4,915.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,522.05
|
$1,644.63
₹138,262.82
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.84
₹154.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$1.59
₹134.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$3.63
₹305.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.12
|
$16.08
₹1,351.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$3.38
₹284.03
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.43
|
$23.53
₹1,977.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.19
|
$24.73
₹2,079.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.80
|
$41.02
₹3,448.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.46
|
$30.71
₹2,582.00
|
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