Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 7.5% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cyprus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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