Cyprus is a Mediterranean island republic in the eastern basin, drawing remote workers and investors for its low tax rates, warm climate, and EU membership. The figures below are screened, sourced, and dated. They are not advice.

Cost and climate

Cited cost and climate facts for Cyprus
Cost of living (price level index)	89.2 Verified Eurostat API, tec00120 comparative price levels of final consumption by private households Verified 2026-06-25 Index key 2025 for CY returns 89.2 (EU27 = 100).
Average January high	15.8 °C Limited Wikipedia, Nicosia climate table, Athalassa station (1991 to 2020) Verified 2026-06-25 Reported, not verified against a primary source.15.8 (60.4) mean daily maximum temperature January, degrees C (degrees F).
Average July high	37.5 °C Limited Wikipedia, Nicosia climate table, Athalassa station (1991 to 2020) Verified 2026-06-25 Reported, not verified against a primary source.37.5 (99.5) mean daily maximum temperature July, degrees C (degrees F).
Annual sunshine	3298.4 hours Limited Wikipedia, Nicosia climate table, Athalassa station (1991 to 2020) Verified 2026-06-25 Reported, not verified against a primary source.3,298.4 mean annual sunshine hours.
Climate classification	Csa Verified GloH2O Koppen-Geiger climate classification (Beck et al. 2023) Verified 2026-06-25 Koppen-Geiger class Csa, hot-summer Mediterranean, dominant across the coastal and lowland areas of Cyprus. The central plain around Nicosia is semi-arid (BSh).

Residency and tax

These are published national rules reported from their source on the verified date. They are not advice and they change. Confirm your own position with a licensed professional and the official source.

Cited residency and tax facts for Cyprus
Digital nomad visa, minimum net income	3500 EUR/month Good Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection (gov.cy) Verified 2026-06-25 a stable and sufficient monthly net income of at least 3,500 euros (after deduction of contributions and taxes)
Golden visa / investor residency	Residence by investment under Regulation 6(2): minimum 300,000 euros in qualifying assets (new residential property, commercial property, share capital of a Cyprus-registered company employing at least 5 people, or Cyprus Investment Funds), plus a minimum annual foreign-source income of 50,000 euros. The permit is indefinite. Cyprus citizenship by investment was terminated in November 2020; this programme is residence only. Good Chambers Law, amendments to Cyprus permanent residency by investment regulations (citing official Migration Department criteria, effective 2 May 2023) Verified 2026-06-25 the requirement for an investment of a minimum amount of 300,000 euros (three hundred thousand) in either of the following categories, remains the same.
Top personal income tax rate	35 % Good PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Cyprus individual, taxes on personal income Verified 2026-06-25 Top rate is 35%, applicable to chargeable income above 72,000 euros per year from 1 January 2026.
Special tax regime for movers	Non-domicile regime: Cyprus tax residents who are not domiciled in Cyprus are fully exempt from the Special Defence Contribution on dividend income (17%, or 5% from 2026) and interest income (17%). Non-domicile status applies for up to 17 years. 50% employment income exemption: applies to individuals commencing first employment in Cyprus on or after 1 January 2022 with annual remuneration exceeding 55,000 euros, who were not Cyprus tax resident for at least 15 consecutive years immediately prior. Exemption runs for 17 years, once per lifetime. Good PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Cyprus individual, income determination Verified 2026-06-25 a new 50% exemption on remuneration applies for first employment exercised in Cyprus by individuals who were not resident in Cyprus for a period of at least 15 consecutive tax years immediately prior to the commencement of their employment in Cyprus. For each individual, the exemption will apply once in their lifetime for a period of 17 years.

Healthcare and safety

Cited healthcare and safety facts for Cyprus
Physicians per 1,000 people	3.55 Good Wikipedia, list of countries by number of physicians, citing WHO GHO (accessed 2023-01-12), medical doctors per 10,000 population Verified 2026-06-25 Cyprus: 35.517 medical doctors per 10,000 (about 3.55 per 1,000), WHO GHO year 2021.

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