Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 16.0% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 6.4% less in Cyprus
- Groceries
-
pay 32.8% more in Cyprus
- Transportation
-
pay 26.5% more in Cyprus
- Housing
-
pay 28.3% more in Cyprus
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7% less in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.1% more in Cyprus
- Clothing
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pay 6.4% less in Cyprus
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Cyprus are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€9.63
|
$15.56
€13.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.50
|
$8.31
€7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.78
|
$1.68
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.84
|
$1.77
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.41
|
$6.32
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.41
|
$6.39
€5.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.57
|
$3.86
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.72
|
$3.79
€3.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$1.18
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.84
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.57
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$1.25
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.42
|
$0.59
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.19
|
$5.54
€4.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€33.25
|
$42.87
€36.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€23,741.82
|
$26,716.67
€22,744.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.25
|
$20.31
€17.29
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€24.82
|
$33.66
€28.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€588.59
|
$862.00
€733.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€456.55
|
$707.00
€601.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€83.86
|
$139.26
€118.56
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€327.89
|
$417.93
€355.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,373.34
|
$7,282.83
€6,200.00
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.31
|
$3.45
€2.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.92
|
$3.61
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.51
|
$4.90
€4.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€50.09
|
$59.44
€50.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.66
|
$10.85
€9.24
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€70.91
|
$81.33
€69.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€38.59
|
$46.86
€39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€89.23
|
$112.61
€95.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€139.08
|
$107.65
€91.64
|
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