Prices across the vast majority of supermarkets listed on the government’s e-kalathi price comparison platform vary so widely that they show no sign of meaningful competition, the Cyprus Consumer Association has found, with an average gap of around 60% between the cheapest and most expensive participants.
The Association assessed prices recorded on May 3, 2026 and compared them with data from July 2025. In its announcement, it said price differences between most supermarkets were too large to constitute evidence of intense competition, and that sharp competition was visible in only a very small number of participants.
Cheapest and most expensive
For 230 common products on May 3, Athienitis had the lowest total cost at €864.69, followed by Sklavenitis at €895.84.
In a separate analysis covering 335 products at one unnamed e-kalathi participant, the Association found prices were running well above the platform average. For a small number of products, the price difference exceeded 100% compared with the platform mean.
Price increases since April
The Association said price increases on e-kalathi products began to be felt from April 14, 2026. By April 30, increases of more than 1% had been recorded across 39 product categories, affecting 241 products in total.
The categories with the most increases were pasta, cheeses, chocolates, locally produced flour, and yoghurt. In six product categories, increases were found only in a specific brand, with rises reaching up to 14%.
Methodology
The Association said its findings were based exclusively on prices recorded on the e-kalathi platform, operated by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, and on the free private app smart kalathi. It said it would continue to monitor consumer goods prices and publish its observations and findings transparently.