Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 11.7% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Texas, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Texas
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$104.36
€97.48
|
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