Cost of Living in Paphos, 🇨🇾 Cyprus - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 4 5 $1,347 $1,043 $1,661 $917 $107

Utilities 1 4 — $113 $165 $105 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 17 $23 $48 $60 $48 $1

Groceries 20 21 22 23 24 16 $85 $209 $496 $155 $6

Transportation 2 12 $96 $86 $280 $79 $20

Dining Out 1 16 19 29 $733 $319 $427 $138 $67

Leisure Activities 13 14 15 1 $135 $140 $1,327 $73 $17

Health Insurance 9 $63 $90 $247 $56 —

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $13 $8 $25 — —

Total $2,495 $2,056 $4,688 $1,571 $218

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 4 5 $917.00 $786 – $1,852 per month

Coworking Space 3 $101.02 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 5 $1,347.00 $1,089 – $1,765 per month

Coliving Space 4 $730.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 19 $4.43 per cup

Beer 26 $4.49 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 16 $17.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 16 $8.71 per meal

Apples 21 $2.58 per kg

Bread 23 $1.51 per loaf

Milk 22 $1.67 per liter

Rice 22 $5.44 per kg

Chicken Fillets 20 $7.58 per kg

Beef 24 $18.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 25 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29 $56.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 30 $0.90 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $4.26 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $1.07 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $56.12 per month

Gasoline 27 28 $1.99 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $9.60 per trip

Scooter Rental 4 $84.18 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $37.04 per month

Gym Membership 14 $61.73 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $39.29 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $2.24 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $11.22 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 33 $56.08 per pair

Summer Dress 35 $42.65 per dress

Running Shoes 34 $50.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 $13.47 per visit

Laundry 16 $3.37 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 1 18 $51.20 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 32 $4.93 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Zurich, Lisbon, Nicosia, Athens

Livingcost Paphos groceries (per kg/L), rent bands, utilities, servicesIndex
OSYPA Paphos bus fares; €50 monthly personalised passOfficial
BO.KA Workspace monthly hot desk €90Official
Moving Doors furnished monthly stays from €800 studio / €970 1BRListings
RentSpot Paphos 1BR from €1,300, median €1,650Listings
Epic Pay As You Go €2 connection packOfficial
Cyta soeasy Combo 10 €10 / 50 GBOfficial
Cyta Internet Home 200 Mbps €33/monthOfficial
SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential $62.72 / 4 weeksOfficial
Cyprus RON 95 €1.76/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
Cyprus digital nomad permit fees €70 + €70Official
Cyprus urban taxi €3.80 + €0.95/km (day)Official
Aphrodite Hills hard tennis court €35/hourOfficial
Forma Gym Kato Paphos membership €55/monthOfficial
K Cineplex Kings Avenue Mall adult ticket €10Secondary
Paphos supermarkets, budget meals €5–10, bus €2Secondary
Epic Holiday Internet €15 / 15 days unlimitedOfficial
Paphos Life forum private GP consultation €30Secondary
Costa Coffee Kings Avenue Mall cappuccino €3.95Listings
Sklavenitis Paphos II Wolt — Nefeli chicken fillet €6.75/kgListings
Sklavenitis Kato Paphos Gala apples €2.30/kgListings
e-Kalathi basket PDF — Charalambides milk 1L €1.48–1.49; Tilda basmati 1kg €4.85Official
Alphamega white bread 500 g €1.35Shop
Alphamega beef mince Holland €16.18/kgShop
Tsangarides Agios Efrem red dry wine 750 ml €6.39Shop
Sierra Mexican Street Food Paphos Keo beer €4.00Listings
Cyprus Retail Fuel Price Observatory (Consumer Protection Service)Official
Fuel observatory 23 Oct 2026 — Paphos unleaded 95 avg €1.774/lSecondary
Myrra Tavern traditional meze €25/person (min. 2)Official
Kykkos natural mineral water 1.5 L €0.80 (convenience shelf)Listings
Revolution Hair & Beauty Geroskipou style cut €12Official
Aspro Clear cold & flu effervescent 18 tabs €4.39Shop
ZARA Cyprus men straight-fit jeans €49.95Shop
Decathlon Cyprus Asics Gel-Excite 10 €44.99Shop
H&M button-front summer dress €37.99Shop

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1040.84 1347
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 693.9 917
- Apples 2.08 2.58
- Beef 12.72 18.15
- Beer 4.05 4.49
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- Bread 1.39 1.51
- Chicken Fillets 7.52 7.58
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.22
- Coffee 2.89 4.43
- Coliving Space 693.9 730
- Coworking Space 208.17 101.02
- Dining Out local 69.39, nomad 624.51, expat 231.3, family 346.95, tourist 34.69 local 138, nomad 733, expat 319, family 427, tourist 67
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 51.2
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 8.71
- Gasoline 1.62 1.99
- Groceries local 254.43, nomad 104.08, expat 346.95, family 636.07, tourist 0 local 155, nomad 85, expat 209, family 496, tourist 6
- Gym Membership 40.48 61.73
- Haircut 13.88 13.47
- Health Insurance local 46.26, nomad 69.39, expat 63.61, family 161.91, tourist 0 local 56, nomad 63, expat 90, family 247, tourist 0
- Housing local 439.47, nomad 1619.09, expat 1040.84, family 1387.79, tourist 104.08 local 917, nomad 1347, expat 1043, family 1661, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 23.13, nomad 28.91, expat 28.91, family 46.26, tourist 2.31 local 48, nomad 23, family 60, tourist 1.12
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 37.04
- Jeans 63.61 56.08
- Laundry 6.94 3.37
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 138.78, expat 92.52, family 173.47, tourist 17.35 local 73, nomad 135, expat 140, family 1327, tourist 17
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.56 17.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.61 56.12
- Milk 1.39 1.67
- Mobile Plan 20.82 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 56.12
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.63 4.93
- Rice 1.73 5.44
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.94 9.6
- Running Shoes 80.95 50.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 2.24
- Scooter Rental 20.82 84.18
- Summer Dress 40.48 42.65
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.26
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.07
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.82 39.29
- Transportation local 28.91, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 208.17, tourist 11.56 local 79, nomad 96, expat 86, family 280, tourist 20
- Utilities local 69.39, nomad 0, expat 92.52, family 127.21, tourist 0 local 105, nomad 0, expat 113, family 165, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.35, expat 92.52, family 231.3 local 0, nomad 13, expat 8, family 25
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.16 0.9
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 7.17
Coffee, Beer, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Pharmacy (basic meds), Groceries, and Dining Out (expat/family) re-sourced to shop/listing/official pages (wolt.com, consumer.gov.cy, alphamega.com.cy, paper.com.cy, myrratavern.com, zara.com, decathlon.com.cy).

Paphos cost of living