Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 9.9% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
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Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.72
|
$12.54
€11.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.86
|
$8.68
€8.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
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pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.98
|
$5.07
€4.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.04
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.65
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.58
|
$3.50
€3.31
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.18
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.24
|
$6.86
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.56
|
$22.40
€21.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,274.75
|
$26,622.60
€25,185.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.22
|
$9.20
€8.71
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.85
|
$27.99
€26.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€815.48
|
$484.69
€458.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€668.84
|
$364.00
€344.35
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€131.75
|
$208.88
€197.61
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€395.38
|
$230.59
€218.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,889.77
|
$7,509.99
€7,104.67
|
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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.27
|
$4.19
€3.96
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.42
|
$3.38
€3.20
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.64
|
$5.81
€5.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.24
|
$45.35
€42.90
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.27
|
$8.77
€8.29
|
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pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€76.94
|
$101.44
€95.96
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.33
|
$34.43
€32.58
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.53
|
$81.18
€76.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€101.84
|
$98.56
€93.24
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