Cost of living comparison
Spain is 8.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$35.45
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$828.43
€772.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$665.31
€620.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$381.14
€355.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$91.97
€85.79
|
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