Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 30.1% cheaper than California.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% less in Cyprus
- Groceries
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pay 31.7% less in Cyprus
- Transportation
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pay 6.5% less in Cyprus
- Housing
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pay 49.8% less in Cyprus
- Childcare
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pay 75.8% less in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.7% less in Cyprus
- Clothing
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pay 23.7% more in Cyprus
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of California, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.02
|
$15.56
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
|
$8.31
€7.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$1.68
€1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
|
$1.03
€0.93
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.14
|
$1.77
€1.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.95
|
$6.32
€5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
|
$6.39
€5.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$3.86
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
$3.79
€3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.18
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.25
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.59
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$5.54
€4.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.05
|
$42.87
€38.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,005.28
|
$26,716.67
€23,935.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.07
|
$20.31
€18.20
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$33.66
€30.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,371.29
|
$862.00
€772.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,055.18
|
$707.00
€633.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.68
|
$139.26
€124.77
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,682.51
|
$417.93
€374.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,905.75
|
$7,282.83
€6,524.62
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.45
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$3.61
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.91
|
$4.90
€4.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.35
|
$59.44
€53.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.41
|
$10.85
€9.72
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
|
California
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$81.33
€72.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
|
$46.86
€41.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.15
|
$112.61
€100.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
|
$107.65
€96.44
|
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