Cost of living comparison
Texas is 49.4% more expensive than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.7% more in Texas
- Groceries
-
pay 42.9% more in Texas
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% more in Texas
- Housing
-
pay 66.7% more in Texas
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Texas
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.3% more in Texas
- Clothing
-
pay 16.3% less in Texas
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Texas are more expensive than in Cyprus. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Texas.
If you lived in Texas instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€13.83
|
$17.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.39
|
$9.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.49
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.92
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.57
|
$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.61
|
$6.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.68
|
$3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.43
|
$3.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.37
|
$5.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.05
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.11
|
$1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€4.92
|
$2.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$63.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€23,747.11
|
$32,552.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€18.05
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€29.92
|
$72.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€766.19
|
$1,374.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€628.41
|
$1,217.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€123.78
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€371.48
|
$1,230.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,473.34
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.07
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.21
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.36
|
$8.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€52.84
|
$38.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€9.65
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€72.29
|
$51.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€41.65
|
$38.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€100.09
|
$87.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€95.68
|
$120.01
|
|
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