Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 30.1% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.7% less in Cyprus
- Groceries
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pay 28.3% less in Cyprus
- Transportation
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pay 29.5% less in Cyprus
- Housing
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pay 32.1% less in Cyprus
- Childcare
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pay 49.5% less in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 18.6% less in Cyprus
- Clothing
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pay 11.9% less in Cyprus
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Paris, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$15.56
€13.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.43
|
$8.31
€7.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.64
|
$1.68
€1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.63
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.78
|
$1.77
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.98
|
$6.32
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.80
|
$6.39
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.31
|
$3.86
€3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.62
|
$3.79
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.41
|
$1.18
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.33
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.58
|
$1.25
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.98
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.07
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
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pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.80
|
$5.54
€4.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€82.31
|
$42.87
€38.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,055.42
|
$26,716.67
€23,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.08
|
$20.31
€18.05
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.91
|
$33.66
€29.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,215.28
|
$862.00
€766.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€939.84
|
$707.00
€628.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€167.43
|
$139.26
€123.78
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€672.20
|
$417.93
€371.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,170.47
|
$7,282.83
€6,473.34
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.67
|
$3.45
€3.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.83
|
$3.61
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.91
|
$4.90
€4.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.43
|
$59.44
€52.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.38
|
$10.85
€9.65
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€92.27
|
$81.33
€72.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.39
|
$46.86
€41.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€99.14
|
$112.61
€100.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€132.42
|
$107.65
€95.68
|
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