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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
£10.82
€12.63
|
£10.48
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
£6.76
€7.89
|
£7.04
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
£1.46
€1.70
|
£1.62
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
£0.82
€0.96
|
£1.20
€1.40
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
£1.56
€1.83
|
£1.00
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
£4.58
€5.35
|
£4.88
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
£5.05
€5.89
|
£3.30
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
£2.75
€3.22
|
£1.99
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
£2.78
€3.25
|
£2.56
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
£0.90
€1.05
|
£0.76
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
£0.66
€0.78
|
£0.65
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
£0.63
€0.74
|
£0.65
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
£0.93
€1.09
|
£0.85
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
£0.49
€0.58
|
£0.52
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
£0.44
€0.51
|
£0.61
€0.71
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
£4.53
€5.29
|
£5.14
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
£39.42
€46.04
|
£27.90
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
£23,301.25
€27,210.73
|
£26,492.99
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
£17.30
€20.21
|
£11.32
€13.22
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
£31.06
€36.27
|
£26.61
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
£727.54
€849.61
|
£652.05
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
£581.52
€679.09
|
£523.66
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
£107.56
€125.61
|
£83.96
€98.04
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
£334.39
€390.50
|
£299.99
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
£5,581.35
€6,517.79
|
£5,832.65
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
£2.62
€3.06
|
£2.17
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
£2.60
€3.04
|
£1.51
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
£3.44
€4.02
|
£4.39
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
£42.89
€50.08
|
£33.87
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
£8.10
€9.46
|
£6.66
€7.78
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
£63.69
€74.38
|
£57.52
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
£37.81
€44.16
|
£24.76
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
£99.10
€115.72
|
£59.11
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
£87.68
€102.39
|
£72.39
€84.53
|
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