Cost of living comparison
compared to
Samoa vs. Cyprus Cost of Living Summary
Samoa is 8.9% more expensive than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.3% more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% less in Samoa
- Transportation
-
pay 33.5% more in Samoa
- Housing
-
pay 40.6% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8% less in Samoa
The cost of restaurants and transportation in Samoa are more expensive than in Cyprus. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Samoa.
Samoa vs. Cyprus Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Samoa instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 56.3% more for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
€17.28
|
$53.35
WST150.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.37
|
$13.95
WST39.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.63
|
$2.07
WST5.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
$1.30
WST3.65
|
|
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.62
|
$0.81
WST2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
€5.75
|
$0.45
WST1.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.01
|
$6.80
WST19.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
€3.53
|
$4.22
WST11.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
€3.37
|
$1.63
WST4.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.13
|
$2.28
WST6.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.80
|
$0.81
WST2.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$0.81
WST2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.25
|
$1.96
WST5.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.60
|
$1.63
WST4.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.55
|
$0.49
WST1.38
|
|
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries
pay 33.5% more for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.18
€5.31
|
$4.08
WST11.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,511.28
€24,485.80
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.11
€20.71
|
$48.49
WST136.55
|
|
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation
pay 40.6% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.65
€28.04
|
$35.92
WST101.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.67
€805.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$792.94
€680.98
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.25
€133.33
|
$13.73
WST38.67
|
|
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.86
€419.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,259.50
€7,093.35
|
?? |
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of childcare
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.76
€3.23
|
$4.31
WST12.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.37
|
$2.50
WST7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.63
|
$6.11
WST17.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.78
€59.07
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.83
€10.16
|
?? | |
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.26
€71.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.26
€44.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.61
€85.55
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.98
€97.89
|
?? |
Cyprus vs. Samoa - Cost of clothing
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