living costs

[jkelly]

Hi All

I'm getting into this expat thing now -

Could anyone give us an idea of what income a year is required to live in Cyprus, I have been told that basic tax's and council payments/ car tax electric / gas?/ Water etc are quite good.

We won't have a mortgage just ordinary costs
Dee and I intend to move over 2012 that's when I can get my hands on my company pensions - but they won't be very big but should be OK as state pension will kick in two years later.

Thanks all

Jimbo

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by jkelly

Hi All

I'm getting into this expat thing now -

Could anyone give us an idea of what income a year is required to live in Cyprus, I have been told that basic tax's and council payments/ car tax electric / gas?/ Water etc are quite good.

We won't have a mortgage just ordinary costs
Dee and I intend to move over 2012 that's when I can get my hands on my company pensions - but they won't be very big but should be OK as state pension will kick in two years later.

Thanks all

Jimbo

If you want to have a decent life you would probably need around 1,000 euros per month.
Obviously this will vary from couple to couple according to lifestyle, whether you smoke, drink heavily, want to go out for meals a lot etc.

There is a website called Cyprus Bill which gives day to day costs and is regularly updated.

Veronica

[aliensong]

Yes, If you want to have a decent life you would probably need at least 1,000 euros per month. So, find a good job in cyprus is very necessary.

[Vegaanders]

Originally Posted by aliensong

Yes, If you want to have a decent life you would probably need at least 1,000 euros per month. So, find a good job in cyprus is very necessary.

Looked trough the czprus bills page. If I compare with German food prices its horriblz expensive on Cyprus if this page is correct

Fex youghurt cost 1.50 euro per kilo here

you need some income to live!

[lakelander]

Originally Posted by Veronica

If you want to have a decent life you would probably need around 1,000 euros per month.
Obviously this will vary from couple to couple according to lifestyle, whether you smoke, drink heavily, want to go out for meals a lot etc.

There is a website called Cyprus Bill which gives day to day costs and is regularly updated.

Veronica

I assume by €1,000 you mean after rent/mortgage costs, otherwise it would not seem a lot to live on even if you were being very careful with your spending.

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by lakelander

I assume by €1,000 you mean after rent/mortgage costs, otherwise it would not seem a lot to live on even if you were being very careful with your spending.

As the OP said they dont have mortgage I am assuming thatalso means no rent.
So 1,000 is adequate.

[jkelly]

Originally Posted by Veronica

If you want to have a decent life you would probably need around 1,000 euros per month.
Obviously this will vary from couple to couple according to lifestyle, whether you smoke, drink heavily, want to go out for meals a lot etc.

There is a website called Cyprus Bill which gives day to day costs and is regularly updated.

Veronica

Thanks all

That's good news to me.

Jimbo

[Big_B]

Hi all,

I've been lurking the forum for the past couple of days and have come up with a couple of questions that I was hoping you would be able to help with

1. Do you know what the the salary band is for a Business Analyst in the financial sector with 2.5 years experience?

2. I'm sure this has been asked 1million times but would you be able to provide figures for the following given that I'm a single guy with no family or kids and no expectation of having them any time soon. As such, a decent one bedroom apartment would be great.

The company is based in Nicosia (don't know where that is) and so would like to be close to that as I really don't enjoy traffic at all.

A smallish car would also be fine (e.g. Mazda 2 and upwards) but nothing cr4p like a Fiat Uno...

I would like to be able to go out to dinner or clubbing a couple of times a month but nothing too hectic or expensive....

So, after all that:

Rent
Utilities
Car Expenses
Internet / Phone
Insurance
Medical Aid
Groceries
Entertainment
Anything else?

Thanks in advance.
Big_B

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by Big_B

Hi all,

I've been lurking the forum for the past couple of days and have come up with a couple of questions that I was hoping you would be able to help with

1. Do you know what the the salary band is for a Business Analyst in the financial sector with 2.5 years experience?

2. I'm sure this has been asked 1million times but would you be able to provide figures for the following given that I'm a single guy with no family or kids and no expectation of having them any time soon. As such, a decent one bedroom apartment would be great.

The company is based in Nicosia (don't know where that is) and so would like to be close to that as I really don't enjoy traffic at all.

A smallish car would also be fine (e.g. Mazda 2 and upwards) but nothing cr4p like a Fiat Uno...

I would like to be able to go out to dinner or clubbing a couple of times a month but nothing too hectic or expensive....

So, after all that:

Rent
Utilities
Car Expenses
Internet / Phone
Insurance
Medical Aid
Groceries
Entertainment
Anything else?

Thanks in advance.
Big_B

I cant help with the salary band but if you look at Cyprus Bill .com you will get a breakdown of costs.
Nicosia is in the centre of the island, stifling hot in the summer so you will probably want to escape to the coast at weekends like the Cypriots who live there do.

Veronica

[Big_B]

Thanks Veronica, will check it out.