Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 17.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 55.7% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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