Food
& Drink Prices in Cyprus
RESTAURANTS: Generally
speaking, restaurants are still cheaper in Cyprus
than they are in the UK, though prices have risen somewhat in the wake of the Euro's introduction. Using 'Pizza Express' as
an example, we found that the Cypriot 'Pizza Express'
restaurant menu is around 15% cheaper than its British
equivalent.
As for the locally available selection of restaurant food, unlike some other Mediterranean destinations, Cyprus
boasts a wide range of different international cuisine, from Burger Joints to fine Sushi Bars,
all at favourable prices.
FOOD & DRINK: On
the subject of alcohol, most Cyprus bars and restaurants offer local and imported
beers from about €2.20 per pint, a wide range
of wines from around €2.40 per glass and even
a good quality measure of local brandy from as little
as €1.50.
But of course, as with any other destination in the
world, if you visit Cyprus' typically touristy places,
you will pay substantially more.
With regards to food, Cyprus offers an excellent
variety of fresh and inexpensive fruit, vegetables,
meat and fish.
Fuel is cheaper than it is in Britain too, with seasonal prices fluctuating between about 90 cents and 1 Euro, but there's a little more to it than first meets the eye.
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Tobacco and Beer Prices (Retail)
TOBACCO: This is very inexpensive in Cyprus
compared to the UK. Local cigarettes are available
from around €2.70,
imported cigarettes (Marlboro, Silk Cut, B&H, etc.) from approximately
€3.40. Golden Virginia Rolling Tobacco sells for about €4.50
per 50g pouch.
Beer, Wine & Local Spirits: In a typical supermarket, you can expect to pay around
€1.25 per pint (bottle) for Cyprus beer (Keo, Leon and Carlsberg)
and around €3.40 to €3.60 for Cypriot
wine (Aphrodite, Othello, Thisby etc.). A perfectly acceptable bottle of Cyprus Brandy will set you back about €6.00, and if you really want to go to town and invest in some very fine Five Kings Brandy that'll cost you about €11.
Clothing and Electricals
CLOTHING: Clothing in Cyprus can be
bought at very reasonable prices, because Cyprus is used as a manufacturing
base by various UK clothing retailers and department stores.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES: For the last
few years, a wide variety of domestic appliances with leading brand
names have been available at very competitive prices. For example, washing
machines starting at €250 and fridge freezers at €299.
One exception on the electrical appliance front are
tumble dryers, which are comparatively expensive in Cyprus at around
€290. But then, with an average 326 sunny days each year,
they are not the most common appliance around.
Click
here for up to date information about the weather in Cyprus
and to see what the climate is like all year round.
For
information about the history
of Cyprus, especially its time as a
Crown colony and as an independent state, click
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