Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 22.2% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.1% more in Cyprus
- Groceries
-
pay 43.7% less in Cyprus
- Transportation
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pay 17.4% more in Cyprus
- Housing
-
pay 25.7% less in Cyprus
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.6% more in Cyprus
- Clothing
-
pay 12.3% less in Cyprus
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Cyprus are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Cyprus. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Palau, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$15.56
€13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.31
€7.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.68
€1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.77
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.32
€5.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$6.39
€5.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.86
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.79
€3.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.18
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.25
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.59
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$5.54
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€36.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$26,716.67
€22,856.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€17.38
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$33.66
€28.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$862.00
€737.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$707.00
€604.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.26
€119.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$417.93
€357.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,230.46
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.45
€2.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.61
€3.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.90
€4.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$59.44
€50.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.85
€9.28
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$81.33
€69.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$46.86
€40.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$112.61
€96.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$107.65
€92.09
|
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