Eating out in Cyprus keeps getting pricier; and the data proves it

Eating and drinking out in Cyprus has become steadily more expensive over the past five years, with the latest Statistical Service figures showing restaurant prices rose 4% year-on-year in May 2026.

The increase follows a run of consecutive annual rises: 5% in May 2025, 6.4% in 2024, 3.9% in 2023, 7.3% in 2022 and 0.6% in 2021. Rising raw material costs and energy prices are generally cited as the drivers, with the burden passed on to consumers....