Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.1% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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