Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 38.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.8% less in Cyprus
- Groceries
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pay 58.6% less in Cyprus
- Transportation
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pay 37.9% less in Cyprus
- Housing
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pay 53.4% less in Cyprus
- Childcare
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pay 56.5% less in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.8% less in Cyprus
- Clothing
-
pay 2.6% more in Cyprus
Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$15.56
€14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$8.31
€7.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.77
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$6.32
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$6.39
€5.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$3.86
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.79
€3.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.18
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$5.54
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$42.87
€39.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$26,716.67
€24,473.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$20.31
€18.61
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$33.66
€30.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$862.00
€789.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$707.00
€647.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$139.26
€127.57
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$417.93
€382.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,671.40
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$3.45
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.61
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.90
€4.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$59.44
€54.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$10.85
€9.94
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$81.33
€74.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$46.86
€42.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$112.61
€103.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$107.65
€98.61
|
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