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🇨🇾 Cyprus vs 🇮🇪 Ireland
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Publisher: MigrantIQ EditorialUpdated regularly4 min readVerify official sources
| Topic | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly living estimate (rent + groceries + transport) | €1,209 | €1,838 |
| Cost of living index (signal) | 58.8 | 70.6 |
| Quality of life index (signal) | — | 7.5 |
| Typical net monthly salary (signal) | 5,087 | 6,635 |
| 1BR rent city centre (signal) | 861 | 1,402 |
| Top marginal income tax % (signal) | 35 | 40 |
| Unemployment rate % | 11.8 | 14.6 |
| Healthcare (summary) | Universal/Beveridge | Universal/Two-Tier |
| Language test often required | Varies / not always | Varies / not always |
| Dual citizenship (signal) | Check rules | Check rules |
| Currency | EUR | EUR |
| Population (profile) | 1,320,525 | 5,233,461 |
| Life expectancy (profile) | total population: 80.2 years male: 77.4 years female: 83.1 years | total population: 82 years male: 80.3 years female: 83.9 years |
| GDP per capita (profile) | $34,400.00 (USD) | $54,300.00 (USD) |
| Unemployment (profile) | 11.8% | 14.6% |
| Climate (profile) | Cyprus has hot, dry, dusty summers and moderately cool, damp winters. Nicosia's maximum mean temperature is about 80°F, while the minimum… | temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
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- - Profile topic rows appear when country profile data has been imported for that destination.
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Sources & Official Links
- Cyprus official source
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- Ireland official source
Immigration Service Delivery (ISD)
- MigrantIQ country data
Living-cost signals from the country record; optional rows from imported profile topics (CountryReports).
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