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Living in Pafos

Pafos is a city in Cyprus. Practical estimates in July 2026 placed a monthly transport pass at €50 per month. Pafos had a population of 37,991 in October 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-07-299 sources

Which Cyprus-wide rules apply when you move to Pafos?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Pafos. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Pafos recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€387
Utilities, 85 m² flat€150
Fitness club€63
Transport pass€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€31
Mobile plan, 10 GB€17

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly63.33 EUR/month1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.12 EUR/month1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly386.7 EUR/month1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant15 EUR1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.25 EUR/month1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass50 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Ticket Fares7Official
Basic utilities, 85 m² home150.1 EUR/month1 Jul 2026Numbeo cost of living — Pafos9Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings23,992 dwellings1 Oct 2021CY official material for g05_dwellings_total2Official

Is Pafos a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–76%
Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 52–76%
Family64%strong on family, weak on safety · range 53–75%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

47.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 18,192 people of 37,991 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pafos. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Public Employment Service Cyprus — Public employment service

Department of Labour, Republic of Cyprus

Job SearchCareer Counselling

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Pafos. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Family and education

31.7% of adults held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 79.6% had completed high school or above in October 2021.

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct79.63 %1 Oct 2021CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct3Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Parallel classes for intensive Greek (Greek as second/foreign language). How to enrol a child (moec.gov.cy).

A country-wide rule for Cyprus; Pafos's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Language courses and integration in Pafos

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally
1verified local records

Adult Education Centres — Pafos District Office

Neofytou Nikolaidi Street, New District Government Offices, 8100 Pafos

View official record
Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 17.3 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 19.2 · Apr 21.8 · May 24.9 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 31 · Sep 29.4 · Oct 27 · Nov 23.1 · Dec 19.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV8Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 11.9 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 10.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV8Official
Average temperature by monthJan 13 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 16.8 · May 20 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 18.3 · Dec 14.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV8Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 89.5 · Feb 60.1 · Mar 34.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 11.1 · Jun 1.6 · Jul 0.2 · Aug 0.1 · Sep 4.2 · Oct 21.7 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 97.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV8Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 180.1 · Feb 191.2 · Mar 245.5 · Apr 277.9 · May 336.6 · Jun 371.8 · Jul 381.6 · Aug 355 · Sep 312.3 · Oct 278.3 · Nov 219.7 · Dec 181 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV8Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share47.89 %1 Oct 2021CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent1Official
Foreign residents18,192 people1 Oct 2021CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent1Official
Population37,991 people1 Oct 2021CY official material for g05_dwellings_total2Official

International community in Pafos

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the Cyprus 2021 Census; total sex; CYSTAT municipality/community geography · 2021 Census (1 October 2021)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total37,991100.0%
Cypriots *19,74252.0%
Other European Union citizens10,89928.7%
Non European Union citizens7,29319.2%
Not stated570.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct31.72 %1 Oct 2021CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct3Official

Alternatives for people set on Pafos

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Pafos from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

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Pafos in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pafos when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Pafos part of Lemesos?

Pafos belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lemesos; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 54.8 km away by straight-line distance. Lemesos city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source4

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Pafos?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data.

How many people live in Pafos?

The published population is 37,991 people. Source: CY official material for g05_dwellings_total.

How many foreign residents live in Pafos?

18,192 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent.

How much is public transport in Pafos?

A monthly transport pass is 50 EUR/month. Source: Ticket Fares.

Is Pafos a good place to live?

Pafos may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Pafos part of Lemesos?

Pafos belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lemesos; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 54.8 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Pafos?

The official citizenship distribution records 37,991 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (1 October 2021). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, August 30). Pafos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9d355595a8239fc9371488efb2d1bc70]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/paphos/ Retrieved 2026-08-30. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_pafos-cyprus-population-cost-of-living-air-quality_cee444aa9125,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pafos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-08-30},
  version = {9d355595a8239fc9371488efb2d1bc70},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/paphos/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-08-30. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
  2. CY official material for g05_dwellings_total cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
  3. CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-07-18
  4. ec.europa.eu place coordinates ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
  5. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Ticket Fares publictransport.com.cy · checked 2026-07-26
  8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-29
  9. Numbeo cost of living — Pafos Numbeo cost of living · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-29

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