Complaints that Cyprus has the highest food and utility prices in the EU. Almost certainly not true in most cases, and certainly not true overall when compared with Canada. Having said which, comparisons are difficult. Many grocery items are difficult to buy in quantity. In Canada I would buy flour in 20 kilo bags, which seem rare to unobtainable in Europe - not that I'd want them in Cyprus. Vegetables and local fruit are cheaper here than in Canada or London, of course. Cheese, pork and chicken are cheaper here, though not eggs or milk. Bread is cheaper in both London and Cyprus. Must be Canada's lack of wheat fields and pasture land. Variety of cheese and fresh fish notably better in both Cyprus and UK. Anything sweet much cheaper in the UK, though here Canada comes second. Always a surprise to go to a supermarket and find that a single iced doughnut is €1.40 (£1, $1.91 CAD) while a litre carton of Spanish wine - admittedly vin très ordinaire - is on sale for €1.25 (£0.90, $1.71 CAD). And quite drinkable wines for about twice that.
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