Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 37.6% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Cyprus
- Groceries
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pay 33.5% less in Cyprus
- Transportation
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pay 7.9% less in Cyprus
- Housing
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pay 46.5% less in Cyprus
- Childcare
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pay 81.3% less in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.2% less in Cyprus
- Clothing
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pay 7.7% less in Cyprus
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cyprus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Washington, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$15.56
€13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.31
€7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.68
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$1.77
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$6.32
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$6.39
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$3.86
€3.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.18
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.25
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$5.54
€4.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$42.87
€37.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$26,716.67
€23,497.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$20.31
€17.86
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$33.66
€29.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$862.00
€758.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$707.00
€621.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$139.26
€122.49
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$417.93
€367.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,405.42
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.45
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$3.61
€3.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$4.90
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$59.44
€52.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$10.85
€9.54
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Washington
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$81.33
€71.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$46.86
€41.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$112.61
€99.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$107.65
€94.68
|
|
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