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You can find comparative information for all the EU countries on the EU's "Europe
in figures" website, Eurostat.
This will enable you to compare the situation in your own country with the
situation in Cyprus.
Generally speaking, the cost of living in Cyprus is relatively high, when
salaries and prices are taken into account. The large increase in fuel prices in
recent years has led to a chain of increases in the prices of all products and
services.
You can get an idea of prices from the prices charged in restaurants. The
average restaurant charge is from €14 to €25 per person, inclusive of the
drink.
Indicatively, the harmonised consumer price index rose by 1.6% in April 2007,
compared with April 2006. The mean harmonised consumer price index rose by 1.9%
in May 2007, compared with 2.5% in May 2006.
Information on these matters is available on the websites of the Central Bank of
Cyprus, the Statistical Service, the Ministry of Finance and the Cyprus Consumers’ Association.
Text last edited on: 12/2007
Source: European Union
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