Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 12.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$44.14
€41.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$20.75
€19.46
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$765.75
€718.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$572.23
€536.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$327.88
€307.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$52.35
€49.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$104.36
€97.87
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cyprus or Lebanon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.