Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 53.7% more expensive than Dominica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.7% more in Cyprus
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% more in Cyprus
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1% less in Cyprus
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cyprus
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.5% more in Cyprus
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% more in Cyprus
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Cyprus are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 25.7% more for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.56
€14.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$8.31
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.32
€5.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.39
€5.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.86
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.79
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.54
€5.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$42.87
€39.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$26,716.67
€24,664.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$20.31
€18.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$33.66
€31.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$862.00
€795.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$707.00
€652.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$139.26
€128.57
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$417.93
€385.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,723.44
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.45
€3.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.61
€3.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.90
€4.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$59.44
€54.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.85
€10.02
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$81.33
€75.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$46.86
€43.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$112.61
€103.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$107.65
€99.38
|
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