Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 9.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.54
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.99
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.27
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€711.12
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€531.40
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.49
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.61
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.37
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.91
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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