Cost of living comparison
Italy is 11.8% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.93
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.33
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.49
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.65
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,490.88
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.11
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€37.82
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€705.22
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€527.00
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€114.22
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€301.96
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,439.58
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.10
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.14
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.21
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.30
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.32
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.17
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.15
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.11
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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