Cost of living comparison

 Greece
compared to
 Cyprus
Cyprus vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Cyprus vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cyprus instead of Greece, you would:

pay 15.8% more for restaurants

 
Greece
Cyprus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.17
€12.63
$15.56
€14.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
€8.73
$8.31
€7.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
€1.99
$1.68
€1.61

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

 
Greece
Cyprus
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
€1.28
$1.77
€1.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.30
€6.04
$6.32
€6.06
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.75
$6.39
€6.13

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

 
Greece
Cyprus
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.55
€7.24
$5.54
€5.31
Monthly public transit pass $40.19
€38.54
$42.87
€41.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,316.80
€27,154.60
$26,716.67
€25,620.14

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pay 31.7% more for housing

 
Greece
Cyprus
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.82
€31.47
$33.66
€32.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $524.36
€502.84
$862.00
€826.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $392.21
€376.11
$707.00
€677.98

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pay 8.1% more for childcare

 
Greece
Cyprus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $413.12
€396.16
$417.93
€400.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,332.60
€6,072.69
$7,282.83
€6,983.92

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Greece
Cyprus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€4.22
$3.45
€3.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.35
$3.61
€3.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.94
€4.74
$4.90
€4.70

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

 
Greece
Cyprus
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.64
€80.20
$81.33
€77.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€36.28
$46.86
€44.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.15
€79.73
$112.61
€107.98

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