Cost of living calculator
A rough monthly budget plus the one-off costs of the move. Figures are indicative ranges collected from public listings and provider pricing — not quotes.
Your situation
Monthly budget
- Housing
- €1,400 – €2,600
- Utilities and internet
- €170 – €280
- Food and household
- €400 – €800
- Transport
- €150 – €450
- Health insurance
- €100 – €400
- Leisure and everything else
- €300 – €800
- Total(per month)
- €2,520 – €5,330
One-off relocation costs
- Permits and paperwork
- €300 – €1,800
- Shipping belongings
- €3,000 – €6,000
- Rental deposit and first month's rent
- €2,800 – €7,800
- Buying / importing a car
- €20,000 – €35,000
- Initial insurance
- €800 – €3,000
- Total
- €26,900 – €53,600
Estimates only. Actual costs vary considerably by neighbourhood, timing and personal circumstances.
Price data last updated 23 July 2026. Sources: Cyprus real-estate registration body rent survey (via Sigmalive/CyBC), Jul 2026, INDEX.cy — property-to-rent guide, Jun 2026, Numbeo — cost of living, Cyprus (crowd-sourced), Jul 2026, Cyprus Public Transport — bus fares, CyStat — Household Budget Survey 2023 (lifestyle-tier coefficients), Eurostat — Household budget survey, consumption by income quintile.