Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 18.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Israel, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.16
|
$15.56
€14.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$8.31
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$3.79
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$5.54
€5.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$26,716.67
€25,615.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$20.31
€19.47
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$33.66
€32.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$862.00
€826.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$707.00
€677.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$139.26
€133.52
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$417.93
€400.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$7,282.83
€6,982.58
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$3.61
€3.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$59.44
€56.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$10.85
€10.40
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$81.33
€77.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$46.86
€44.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$112.61
€107.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$107.65
€103.21
|
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