Hi both welcome to the forum ~ I'm sure both Veronica & Tricia (Yummymummy) will be hard on my heels offering a wealth of good advise on current housing opportunities. In fact click on their links and start your research, because the best advise any one can give you is to research everything before making any firm decisions. Most advise renting before purchase in order to give time to decide on the best area to live, possibly guided by employment opportunities. A lot of those opportunities will come by face to face contact once you are over there. Always have money in the back pocket to suport yourselves, some say jokingly to cover the flight back!
I've found Cyprusbill.com gives a wealth of information on current every day cost of living/prices etc.
My suggestion is you click on some of the exisiting threads as there is a wealth of info on this site.
Good luck Regards, Chris