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Rhode Island vs. Cyprus Cost of Living Summary

Rhode Island is 63.6% more expensive than Cyprus overall.

Restaurants
pay 39.8% more in Rhode Island
Groceries
pay 70.6% more in Rhode Island
Transportation
pay 10.8% more in Rhode Island
Housing
pay 95.4% more in Rhode Island
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Rhode Island
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.6% more in Rhode Island
Clothing
pay 36.8% less in Rhode Island

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Rhode Island are more expensive than in Cyprus. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island vs. Cyprus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Cyprus, you would:

pay 39.8% more for restaurants

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.12
€17.59
$20.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.75
€8.52
$13.33
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.89
€1.66
$2.65
 
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pay 70.6% more for groceries

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.88
€1.65
$3.99
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.69
€5.85
$6.34
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.00
€6.12
$4.86
 
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pay 10.8% more for transportation

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.18
€5.40
$3.21
 
Monthly public transit pass $46.72
€40.85
$70.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,511.28
€24,930.06
$36,181.63
 
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pay 95.4% more for housing

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.65
€28.55
$65.25
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $937.67
€819.90
$2,195.21
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $792.94
€693.34
$1,880.56
 
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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.86
€427.46
$1,353.94
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,259.50
€7,222.05
$30,000.00
 
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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.76
€3.29
$6.42
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.93
€3.43
$4.71
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.39
€4.71
$12.17
 
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pay 36.8% less for clothing

 
Cyprus
Rhode Island
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.26
€72.80
$43.10
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $51.26
€44.82
$29.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.61
€87.10
$73.83
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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