I can honestly say that for quality of life Cyprus is practically second to none…and of all the locations across Cyprus, Paphos is one of the best towns to choose if you want to get the balance right between your social and your work life options.

Whether you’re planning on retiring to Paphos or you’re relocating with children, whether you have healthcare concerns or you just want to be prepared, you will be very, very pleased to learn that access to world-class medical facilities is available in this part of the island.   There is a relatively new general hospital serving the greater Paphos area, located in Anavargos, which is northeast of the town centre.  It is a fully equipped hospital catering for emergencies as well as ‘routine’ care issues.

From reading the above you may just be thinking, ‘hang on a minute I have found paradise on earth, I’m off to live in Paphos!’   However, Paphos is not perfect, nowhere is!

Yes the town offers one of the best lifestyles in one of the best locations in Europe if not the world…however, it does have a few downsides that I should mention so that I present you with as balanced an opinion of the town as possible.

Because Cyprus is a very tourism-centric island, and Paphos is one of the most desirable places to stay, the town can be overrun with visitors for the long summer season.  This also has the effect of pushing prices up in the likes of bars and restaurants.  What’s more, despite the global economic downturn and the knock on effect this has had in economies everywhere, property prices in Paphos remain amongst the highest in Cyprus.

There are also not as many employment opportunities as there were, and competition for jobs and business is intense.  If you’re going to be Living in Cyprus and working or running your own business you need to know that if you’re moving to Paphos you will need to work hard.  The good news is you can also play hard and enjoy an exceptional standard of living and way of life outside of work.

Overall, I would say Living in Cyprus has more advantages than disadvantages.