Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 47.8% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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