Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 31.9% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€19.26
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.26
€132.07
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.85
€10.29
|
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pay 47.5% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Cyprus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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