Consumers faced further increases in the cost of several everyday grocery items in Cyprus last month, according to the latest Consumer Product Price Observatory published by the Consumer Protection Service.
The observatory tracks the weighted average prices of 250 essential products sold in around 400 retail outlets across Cyprus. Its latest findings show that processed food products recorded some of the sharpest monthly increases, while seasonal produce provided some relief for shoppers.
Cold cuts registered the largest rise from April, increasing by 6.4%. Significant monthly increases were recorded for frozen fish products and seafood, cooking oil and canned meat products. Prices also climbed for coffee, baby food, eggs, flour, laundry detergent, frozen pasta products, soft drinks, toilet paper and yogurt.
Compared with May 2025, many of these categories remain substantially more expensive, with double-digit annual increases recorded for products such as baby food and laundry detergent.
Meanwhile, prices of fresh vegetables and greens were considerably cheaper in May, falling by 24.3% from April, but remain almost 25% more expensive than a year ago.
