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Cyprus
Cyprus's money's value is 64.90 %, ranked 8th of 116. And its public holidays is 16 days, ranked 12th of 104.
Of 21 fields published for Cyprus, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
65 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$4,911 PPP/mo
The average employee in Cyprus earns about $4,911 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Money's value
64.90 %
100 saved in Cyprus in 2000 buys what 65 buys today — 35 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Average monthly salary
$4,911 PPP/mo
The average employee in Cyprus earns about $4,911 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.29 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.29 % works out to roughly €1,468 a month.
House price growth
6.93 %
Real house prices in Cyprus rose 6.9 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
155.3
House prices in Cyprus are about 55 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
0.13 %
At 0.1 % a year, prices double in about several centuries if it holds.
Electricity price
€0.291/kWh
ranked 27th of 33
Where Cyprus sits, field by field
Each dot is Cyprus’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Money's value64.90 %8 of 116
- Public holidays16 days12 of 104
- Petrol€1.60/l5 of 27
- Average monthly salary$4,911 PPP/mo17 of 92
- Electricity price€0.291/kWh27 of 33
- Debt per person$23,10699 of 123
- GDP per capita$41,78327 of 127
- Median salary$3,851 PPP/mo17 of 78
- House price growth since 2015155.37 of 29
- Real policy rate2.12 %13 of 53
- Price level65 % of US prices95 of 125
- House price growth6.93 %41 of 54
- GDP growth3.77 %42 of 127
- Inflation rate0.13 %83 of 123
- Mortgage rates3.29 %10 of 25
- Retirement age (women)65 years31 of 49
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Unemployment rate4.92 %55 of 124
- Minimum wage in euros€1,088/mo12 of 26
- Government debt55.30 %64 of 124
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Malta
avg gap 17.9 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: electricity — €0.291/kWh (Cyprus) vs €0.147/kWh
Sweden
avg gap 18 pp · 20 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 3.77 % (Cyprus) vs 1.54 %
Italy
avg gap 18.8 pp · 20 shared fields
Most separates them: petrol — €1.60/l (Cyprus) vs €2.02/l
Spain
avg gap 19.1 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 16 days (Cyprus) vs 10 days
| House price growth since 2015 | 155.3 | ranked 7th of 29 | |
| Real policy rate | 2.12 % | ranked 13th of 53 | |
| Price level | 65 % of US prices | ranked 95th of 125 | |
| House price growth | 6.93 % | ranked 41st of 54 | |
| GDP growth | 3.77 % | ranked 42nd of 127 | |
| Inflation rate | 0.13 % | ranked 83rd of 123 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.29 % | ranked 10th of 25 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 65 years | ranked 31st of 49 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.92 % | ranked 55th of 124 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €1,088/mo | ranked 12th of 26 | |
| Government debt | 55.30 % | ranked 64th of 124 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 21 fields published for Cyprus, every one dated and sourced · 14 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Cyprus: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, take-home pay, tax on pay, rent, tax wedge, minimum wage (ppp), average salary, median income, vat, corporate tax, top income tax.
Sources for all 21 figures
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 22417 → 23106 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 53.6510804601294 → 55.3 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.594 → 1.602 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.33 → 3.29 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.595 → 1.594 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |