Cost of living 2019 in Cyprus

42358POSTS

7 years ago

Hello everyone,

As we usually do each year, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and inflation in Cyprus.

Thanks to your contribution, future expats in Cyprus will be more informed and will be able to refine their budget and better prepare for their big move.

How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cyprus? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cyprus?

How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?

How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta?

What is your monthly budget for groceries?

How much does it cost to see a doctor or health specialist in Cyprus?

How much do you pay for health insurance per month?

How much does childcare cost on average per month?

What is your child's schooling budget per month?

How much does it cost to fill up your car聮s fuel tank?

How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month?

How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription?

How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays?

How much do you pay for an espresso coffee?

How much do you pay for a cinema ticket?

How much does a gym membership cost in Cyprus?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

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Toon Cyprus Expert

10240POSTS

7 years ago

How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cyprus? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cyprus?

How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?聽 BUS 鈧�1.50 PER JOURNEY TAXIS VARY聽聽

How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta?聽 ORGANIC RICE 鈧�1.75 PER KILO, VIENNA BREAD 鈧�1.60 VILLAGE BREAD 鈧�0.95 PASTA 鈧�0.50 PER BAG聽

What is your monthly budget for groceries? APPROX 鈧�400

How much does it cost to see a doctor or health specialist in Cyprus? USUALLY 鈧�10 FOR REGISTRATION PER VISIT THEN YOUR SCRIPT AND MEDS ON TOP

How much do you pay for health insurance per month? WE PAY 鈧�175 PER YR FOR MINIMAL HEALTHCARE AND IT SATISFIES IMMIGRATION DEPT FOR RESIDENCY -聽 COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE IS VERY EXPENSIVE

How much does childcare cost on average per month? DONT KNOW

What is your child's schooling budget per month?聽 DONT KNOW

How much does it cost to fill up your car鈥檚 fuel tank?聽 CURRENTLY 鈧�1.08 PER LITRE FOR UL95 PETROL - DIESEL A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE

How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month? ELEC AT APPROX 鈧�0.24C PER UNIT (ALL-IN) BILLED EVERY TWO MONTHS, 10KG BOTTLE GAS 鈧�10, WATER 鈧�0.70 PER 1000L PLUS FIXED CHARGE OF 鈧�20 PER QTR BILLED QUARTERLY聽聽
STRONGLY ADVISE GOING SOLAR....

How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription? 鈧�56 FOR 50MBPS NO PHONE

How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays? DONT KNOW

How much do you pay for an espresso coffee? 鈧�2.00

How much do you pay for a cinema ticket? DONTKNOW

How much does a gym membership cost in Cyprus? DONT KNOW

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7 years ago

How much does it cost to rent an apartment or a house in Cyprus? How about buying an apartment or a house in Cyprus? Rental is between 450-500 for 1 Bedroom, 600-750 2 Bedroom, 900+ for 3 Bedroom

How much do you pay on average for public transportation (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)? N/A

How much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta?聽

What is your monthly budget for groceries? 鈧� 300 鈥� 400 (For a family of 4/5)聽

How much does it cost to see a doctor or health specialist in Cyprus? 鈧�50 to 鈧�120 depending upon the speciality

How much do you pay for health insurance per month? N/A

How much does childcare cost on average per month? N/A

What is your child's schooling budget per month? 鈧� 600 鈥� International School

How much does it cost to fill up your car鈥檚 fuel tank? 鈧� 60-80

How much do you pay for electricity/gas/water etc., per month? 鈧� 300 鈥� 400 for two months

How much do you pay for your internet and phone subscription? 鈧� 20 per month internet and 鈧� 15 for phone

How much do you pay for your lunch pack on weekdays? N/A

How much do you pay for an espresso coffee? 鈧� 3

How much do you pay for a cinema ticket? 鈧� 7

How much does a gym membership cost in Cyprus? N/A

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