Cost of Living in Cyprus

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The cost of living on Aphrodites island.

Even here in beautiful Cyprus, the recession has hit. Don't let that stop you from visiting, moving, or retiring here. I've got loads of ideas to help you save money.

View our family household bills and the best recession busting, money saving tips our family use to cut living costs.

The most important thing for all of us are household utility bills.

Here’s the scoop on what our cost of living is in Cyprus.

Lets get started…

Electricity Costs

The weather in Cyprus is sunny and warm for the majority of the year. Cold days a few and far between.

So during March through to mid November, we don’t need to use the following…

Central heating, or any other type of heaters

Immersion water heater…

Solar Panels, which are installed on the roof, do all the work to heat the water and believe me, as soon as the temperature starts rising… the water gets REALLY HOT!!

The good news... it’s a renewable energy and it’s FREE!!

Every property in Cyprus has at least one Solar panel installed on the roof. They are fitted as standard on all new houses, apartment blocks and commercial buildings on the island. Learn more about Solar energy…

Tumble dryers

We don’t have one... there really isn’t any need. If I remember right, there have only been 2 or 3 days since we moved to Cyprus that we have had to move the laundry inside because it was raining.

Laundry is dry in around 1 hour, some times less. Obviously it depends on the time of year. It’s one advantage of living here that I love. Your clothes smell so fresh, look so bright and clean... I must sound like a washing powder ad!! That’s another freebie!!

Another laundry experience and advantage, we have noticed that your clothes stay cleaner for longer. The island doesn’t suffer from high pollution, therefore you can get more than one day of wear before you wash.

We have an energy efficient washing machine which uses less electricity and less water. Learn more about energy efficient washing machines

Air Conditioning

It’s an absolute must in Cyprus. The hottest period of the year is July-August and sometimes up to the first few weeks of September. You can’t live without it. I must stress, sensibility rules.

Air conditioners are expensive to run. We have learnt to use it very wisely. A few tips for you….

Close the door!!

When we need to use the air conditioning, the first thing we do is close any doors in the area. If you don’t, it is very inefficient, and you’ll need to leave it on for a longer period.

When the doors are closed, the room chills much quicker. As a general rule and depending on how large the room is, 30mins to 1hour is enough.

Nobody, in their right mind leaves the air conditioning on all day, all night or both. Phew!! Learn more about air conditioning efficiency…

Refrigerators

You need to invest in a big one… With all the delicious fruit and vegetables, cold drinks, white wine and beers it will be well used. Invest in a quality, energy efficient fridge freezer.

When we became permanent residents in Cyprus, we only had a tiny fridge which we bought while we use our house as a holiday home.

After a month or so we realized that it just wasn’t enough. So we looked around for a larger fridge freezer. There are some gorgeous designs available in Cyprus.

Now my husband is an engineer, he knows everything there is to know about energy efficiency. What it is and how it works and the potential savings. He has his uses!!! Anyway, as I was looking round at all the different fridge freezer designs, my husband was checking out the efficiency aspect.

I had no idea that these existed.

If you’re curious about energy efficient fridge freezers click here… Learn more about energy efficient fridge freezers…