Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 38.6% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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