Significant price increases were recorded for everyday consumer goods included in the e‑kalathi platform during the second half of April, according to the Cyprus Consumers’ Association. The association also said that the vast majority of supermarkets participating in e‑kalathi show no signs of strong competition.
The association analysed prices recorded on 3 May 2026 and compared them with figures from July 2025. It found that price rises in e‑kalathi products became noticeable from 14 April 2026, with increases of more than 1 per cent recorded by 30 April in 39 product categories covering 241 items.
The largest increases were observed in categories including pasta, cheese, chocolate, locally produced flour and yoghurt. In six product categories, price increases appeared in only one specific brand, with rises reaching up to 14 per cent.
According to the association’s findings, in July 2025 the lowest total cost for 267 common products was recorded at Sklavenitis supermarket, at €926.52, followed by Athienitis at €979.49. On 3 May 2026, for a basket of 230 common products, Athienitis recorded the lowest total cost at €864.69, followed by Sklavenitis at €895.84.
The association stressed that in the vast majority of supermarkets participating in e‑kalathi, price differences are so wide that they do not indicate intense competition. On average, the price gap between the most expensive and the cheapest supermarket stands at around 60 per cent.
A further survey of 335 products in one participating supermarket revealed that its selling prices were significantly higher than the average prices recorded across e‑kalathi. In a small number of cases, the price difference exceeded 100 per cent.