Wake up to see that the chairs and the clothes dryer have gone walk about. Must have been quite the wind in the night and actually still blowing forcefully now. Did hear what must have been the drying rack hitting the patio tiles during the night but wasn’t moved to take any action.
It’s reported in the news today that inflation in the TRNC rose 83% in 2023. Significant rise not surprising but the figures are still disturbing. Breaks down as follows:
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels: 89.45%
Furniture, household appliances and maintenance services: 84.36%
Transportation: 83.25%
Miscellaneous goods and services: 80.70%
Entertainment and culture: 72.38%
Clothing and shoes: 70.66%
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco: 69.25%
Staple foods: 64.35%
We’ve noticed some increases while others wouldn’t affect us. In some cases - produce, wine, bread - even the increased price looks good by Canadian standards. Others, particularly imports from places other than Turkey, not so much. And as always when travelling, we eat food that we like that is good quality and a good price locally.
Petrol here decreased a tiny fraction a month ago to 31.77 tl a litre ($1.41 CAD, €0.96, £0.83). Looks relatively comparable to Canadian prices, while noting that distances are shorter here but wages are also lower. In the South of Cyprus current petrol price is about €1.34 a litre, which gives many people reason to cross the border to fill up. In the North petrol prices, along with things like electricity and canisters of cooking gas are state controlled. There is a proposal to raise minimum wage by about 50% but it’s not certain and obviously would be too little to respond to increased prices.
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