Cost of living comparison
Limassol is 17.3% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.1% less in Limassol
- Groceries
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pay 21.2% less in Limassol
- Transportation
-
pay 31.4% less in Limassol
- Housing
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pay 3.1% more in Limassol
- Childcare
-
pay 36.6% less in Limassol
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.0% less in Limassol
- Clothing
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pay 4.2% less in Limassol
Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Limassol.
If you lived in Limassol instead of Paris, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$21.44
€18.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.47
|
$2.42
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.51
|
$0.96
€0.82
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.70
|
$2.17
€1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.54
|
$6.45
€5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$7.23
€6.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
$4.16
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.37
|
$4.11
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$1.20
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.92
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.27
|
$0.90
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.51
|
$1.41
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.63
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.69
€0.58
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.50
|
$5.77
€4.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€78.62
|
$42.87
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,752.51
|
$25,722.31
€21,838.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.09
|
$18.43
€15.65
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.57
|
$34.47
€29.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,160.78
|
$1,535.58
€1,303.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€897.70
|
$1,196.09
€1,015.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€159.92
|
$159.34
€135.28
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€642.06
|
$541.02
€459.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,535.03
|
$8,795.05
€7,466.93
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$4.29
€3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.66
|
$3.94
€3.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€30.97
|
$78.30
€66.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Limassol
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.13
|
$93.31
€79.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.54
|
$51.21
€43.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€94.70
|
$103.60
€87.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€126.48
|
$134.63
€114.30
|
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