CyprusLiving

[Jim]

Groceries

Fresh Milk 1.5lt €1.80
Kellogg's Cornflakes (375g) €1.99
Hovis White Bread fresh €1.80
Olive Village Bread €1.69
Clover Marge 1K €7.00
Eggs (6) €1.35
Cheddar Cheese 1K €10.40
Cyprus Potatoes per kilo €0.85
Apples per kilo €1.85 - €2.60
Cyprus Bananas per kilo €1.49
Cucumber per kilo €95 July!
Tomatoes per kilo €99 July
Mushrooms per kilo €3.69
Fresh Chicken Whole per kilo €3.65
Fresh chicken breast per klo €6.99 offer price only!
Bacon per kilo €7.00
Mince Beef per kilo €6.56
Sirloin Steak per kilo €8.66
Village Flour €1.10
Rice per kilo €1.30
Orange/Apple Juice €1.58
Nescafe Gold Coffee 100gr €4.85
Nescafe Classic Coffee 200gr €4.44
Tetley Tea Bags (40) €2.15
Sugar €0.76
Bottle of Water 1.5l €0.47
Pepsi 2L €2.16
Can of Keo Beer 33cl x 8 €6.80
Can of Carlsberg Beer 33cl X 8 €7.00
Carton Keo White Wine €1.77
Bottle of Vodka €6-€10
Bottle of Brandy €5-€12
Bottle of Whisky €7-€14
Persil Mighty Washing Liquid €7.38
Multi Pack Crisps (10) €4.75
Heinz Baked Beans €1.28
Heinz Spaghetti €1.46
Heinz Ketchup (570g) €2.98
Toilet Rolls (12) €2.53
Wet Wipes (30) €2 - €3

All fruit and Veg are seasonal of course so availability and price will vary.

Euro to Sterling exchange rate converter...click on below link

http://www.xe.com/ucc/


http://www.carrefour.com.cy/english/index.php

http://www.papantoniou.com.cy

http://www.orphanides.com.cy/

http://www.eands.com.cy/website/english/index.php



Eating out.. all prices approximate, but close.

Meze €19.50
Steak and chips €20.00
Indian meal €25+
Chinese meal €25+
Taverna meals chop and chips, salad and dips €.18



A Cypriot Meze about €19 approx...


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Utility costs

Electricity 3 Bed house (No Air con) €140 for May- July

Gas last winter bill for LPG tanker delivery €175.85 for 302ltr's

Water average for 1bed flat €20

Gas small changeable tanks.. €10

Heating oil €0.573 per Ltr



Telephone and Internet

Telephone Service Subscription €11.50 plus VAT
NetRunner Subscription 512Kbps €11.96 plus VAT
DSL Access1000 Subscription €20.50 plus VAT

Property rates average €170 per annum, some less some property is more and of course can vary from area to area.

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Motor fuels

Petrol unleaded per litre €1.11
super unleaded per litre €1.14
Euro Diesel per litre €1.07


Motor insurance

Based on comprehensive cover with 2 named drivers and any driver over the age of 25 also engine size will cost more of course.
Value €2000 1.2cc €347
Value €6000 1.6cc €351
Value €15000 3.5cc €500

ROAD TAX etc,,(all average of course)

Small cars 1.2ltr €50 ... larger 2ltr car €340 of course some even larger vehicles are more costly on tax..


Motor servicing in general is half UK pricing..I.E 2 ltr CRV 4x4 major service €250 approx..depending on parts needed of course.


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House Insurance

Property Value €200,000
Contents €20,000
€400 per year

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Any items you would like to see added to this section then please contact Jim@cyprusliving.org
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Electrical items and costing

32'' Toshiba 37av500 LCD €499

37'' Sony LCD 37v4500 €759

42'' Toshiba 42av500 €650

60'' Hitachi Plasma p60xro1e €4000

Sony DVD player Blu-Ray player bdp-s300 € 299

Sony HDD DVD player recorder rd-x327 €265

Toshiba sd-180 DVD player €65.

LG Blu-ray player € 250 (far cheaper in the UK)

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Hi-fi surround sound

Sony dav-f200 €449

JBL scp630 €840

Sony htp-bd2rsf €945

LG DVD player player plus 5.1 surround sound and tower speakers €299 (excerlent)



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Cordless phones

Siemens a160 duo €59

Panasonic kxtg7202 duo €79

Panasonic fax machine kxfp205 €135

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Mobile phones

Sony Ericsson t280i €89

Nokia 2760 €89

Samsung j700 €129

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Digital cameras

Sony dsc-s730 €125

Panasonic Lumix dmx-fs5 €269

Sony DCR-DVD 110E (movie cam) €309.

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Laptops

Sony Vio vgn-fw11e €999

Acer 5920g €595

Toshiba a215-s5825 €599

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White goods

Slot in oven (only) Zanussi zob316w €391 (all electric, no gas slot ovens allowed on Cy)

Zanussi slot in oven/hob combined with gas to both cooking .€348

AEG gas hob 69802gm €553

Extractors Teka gf-t800 €169

Teka dg-160 €469

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Washing machines

Zanussi fa5023 €389

AEG l50815 €613

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Dishwasher

Zanussi zdf212 €526

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Fridge freezers

Hitachi r-z400aru6 402ltr €606

Daewoo fr-590nw 588ltr €685

Daewoo side by side frsu20daw €643

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Vacuum cleaners

AEG k200 €148

Rowenta ro6517 €196

Rowenta bagless ro6517 €196

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AC units

Hitachi 1200btu €450

GE 17000btu €732

Frigidair 24000btu €898

Delivery and/or installation may be charged

All prices on electrical goods are from the local Hadjikyriakos brochure. Sept 2008 (subject to change)

Please bargain when buying larger items – the dealers love it as much as you do, and if you don’t ask you don’t get!

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2008.00 2009.00
Water 132.78 76.44
Electric 1072.21 869.10
Phone+ Broadband 784.64 644.14
Rates 128.00 128.00
Car Tax 220.00 220.00
Car Insurance 453.00 389.00
Car Exp 200.00 1048.05
Diesel Fuel 1680.10 1176.31
Medical Ins 1851.00 Cancelled
House Ins 370.00 350.00
Pet Ins 154.00 Cancelled
Food Shopping 3595.68 3575.35
Dog Exp+ Food 600.00 708.00
Misc Goods 1027.60 954.37
Medicines+ Hosp+Dentist Had Ins 585.00
Hair Cuts 240.00 240.00

TOTAL 12509.01 10963.76

all prices in euro's of course



This TV a LG LCD 42'' was purchased locally in January 2010 for € 745..

a recent brocure from a sell all shop..with prices



TV are getting cheaper all the time is Cyprus, we do not recommended if you are coming over buying new in the UK as warranties do not apply here..

Stephanis brochue Easter 2010










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Jim...