Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 18.6% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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