How Much Does Skip Hire Cost in Cyprus?

The short answer

Skip hire in Cyprus costs €130 to €500 through Skipaki, depending on the size and the town. The 6 m³, the size most people book, is €180 in Limassol, €180 in Larnaca, €180 in Nicosia, €200 in Paphos and on the east coast, and €430 in Polis. Delivery, collection and licensed disposal are in that price.

There is nothing to negotiate and no quote to wait for: you put the pin on your address in the booking form and it shows the full price before you confirm.

Prices by town and size

These are the prices in the booking form today, for the centre of each town. Villages far out of town can sit in a different price zone, so the pin on your address is what counts. City by city, with worked examples: skip hire cost in Limassol, in Nicosia, in Larnaca and in Paphos.

• [Limassol](/en/skip-hire-limassol): 6 m³ €180, 9 m³ €210
• [Larnaca](/en/skip-hire-larnaca): 6 m³ €180, 9 m³ €200, 12 m³ €350
• [Nicosia](/en/skip-hire-nicosia): 3 m³ €130, 6 m³ €180, 9 m³ €230, 12 m³ €450. The only town with a 3 m³
• [Paphos](/en/skip-hire-paphos): 6 m³ €200, 9 m³ €250, 12 m³ €350
• [Paralimni](/en/skip-hire-paralimni): 6 m³ €200, 9 m³ €250, 12 m³ €350
• [Ayia Napa](/en/skip-hire-ayia-napa): 6 m³ €200, 9 m³ €250, 12 m³ €350
• [Protaras](/en/skip-hire-protaras): 6 m³ €200, 9 m³ €250, 12 m³ €350
• [Polis and Latchi](/en/skip-hire-polis): 6 m³ €430, 9 m³ €500, no 12 m³. It is a long run out to the Chrysochous bay, so Polis has its own price

What is in the price, and what adds to it

• Always included: delivery, collection and licensed disposal. For a given size, garden, general, furniture and construction waste cost the same.
• Days on site depend on the area. 3 days in Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and on the east coast, then €4 a day. 5 days in Polis, then €20 a week. In Nicosia the 6 m³ stays up to 21 days and the other sizes 5, then €60 a month.
• Mattresses: €15 each in Limassol, Paphos, Polis and on the east coast, no charge in Nicosia and Larnaca.
• A street permit, only if the skip has to stand on a public road or pavement, and in practice mostly on central streets and main avenues. You get it from the municipality and pay them directly. On your own driveway, yard or building plot there is nothing to arrange. More in can a skip go on a public road.

How the online price works

You open the form, pick the size, the delivery day and the type of waste, and put the pin where the skip should stand. The form looks up the price for that exact spot and shows the total, with extra days and mattresses, before you confirm. Orders go in online at any hour; a licensed local operator delivers and collects.

Same day is possible when you order early. Every operator has its own cutoff, so the form shows whether today is still open for your address.

Not sure about the size? The skip size guide shows what fits in each one, what size skip do I need walks through real jobs, and the photo estimate reads a picture of your pile.

What you're actually paying for

A skip price covers more than most people expect. A rough breakdown of where the money goes on a typical household job:

• Transport (~30%): delivery, collection, fuel, driver time, truck depreciation
• Disposal fees (~30–40%): per-tonne charges at the licensed tip or transfer station, varying sharply by waste type
• Labour and scheduling (~15%): dispatch, route planning, paperwork, problem-solving on the day
• Equipment wear (~10%): skip damage from heavy or sharp loads, hydraulics, truck maintenance
• Overheads and VAT (~15%): insurance, licensing, running the business, tax

Why disposal fees keep rising

The disposal end of the chain gets dearer every year in Cyprus, and over time that shows up in skip prices. A 6 m³ job costs more now than five years ago, not because operators got greedy but because the tip costs more. Three real drivers:

• Cyprus is under EU pressure to cut landfill and recycle more. Sorted loads cost more to tip than mixed dumping, but they are becoming the default
• Municipalities are tightening what they accept as construction and demolition waste. 'Just take it to the tip' increasingly means declared, sorted loads
• Mattresses, mixed renovation debris and bulky items are moving to specialist routes at higher tip rates

Heavy waste: same price, less height

Skips are sold by volume: 3 m³ (Nicosia only), 6, 9 and 12 m³. The price of a size does not change with the waste type, but weight still matters: a 6 m³ of palm fronds weighs a fraction of a 6 m³ of bathroom tiles, and the truck can only lift so much. Pick Construction as the waste type when you book; if the size you chose has a limit on heavy waste in your area, the form says so before you confirm.

• Light waste (furniture, packaging, garden cuttings): fill it level with the rim
• Heavy waste (rubble, soil, concrete, stone worktops): a layer at the bottom, not to the top
• Mixed loads: heavy at the bottom, light on top, nothing above the rim

How long you can keep it

How many days are included depends on the area, and operators adjust it from time to time; the form always shows the current terms for your address. Today it is 3 days on most of the coast, 5 days in Polis and up to 21 days in Nicosia. After that you pay per day on the coast (€4), per week in Polis (€20) and per month in Nicosia (€60).

Book for the day the work actually starts, not the day you decide to do it, and name the collection day when you order. If builders will come and go for weeks, a planned extension is still cheaper than a second skip.

'My friend paid less': usually a different job

It comes up in every expat group. Two skips of the same size can cost different money because the job behind them is different:

Job A: a 6 m³ on a driveway in Germasogeia, cuttings from one lemon tree, delivered Monday, collected Wednesday. €180, nothing else.

Job B: the same 6 m³ in Paphos for a bathroom strip-out with two old mattresses, kept a week while the tiler finishes. €200 for the skip, €30 for the mattresses, €16 for four extra days: €246.

Same box, different town, different job. Compare your job with the price the form shows for your address, not with a friend's.

When a price looks too cheap

Real costs do not disappear because someone is willing to charge less. If a price is far below everyone else's for the same job, ask where the waste goes. There are three possible answers, and only one is good for you:

• Legitimate efficiency: a tip close to your job, another collection nearby the same day, low overheads. Fair, and the operator can show the licensed-disposal paperwork
• Underestimated job: the price grows on collection day (overfilled, wrong waste type, weight surcharge). Ask upfront what can be added later
• Illegal dumping: the waste ends up on an empty plot, in a dry riverbed or on a quiet road in the hills. Illegal, and the clean-up eventually lands on residents and taxpayers

What to check so you compare like with like

Prices differ not just in the headline number but in what is included. With Skipaki the answers are in the form before you confirm; with anyone else, ask:

• How many days are included, and what does each extra day (or week, or month) cost?
• Is there a weight limit for the size, and what happens with rubble?
• Are mattresses, fridges or tyres charged separately, or refused?
• Is VAT included or added on top?
• Who arranges the street permit if the skip has to go on the road?
• How quickly can collection happen once you ask for it?

Book a skip in your city

Prices, same-day rules and permits differ by city, so each one has its own page: skip hire in Limassol, skip hire in Nicosia, skip hire in Larnaca and skip hire in Paphos. The east coast and the Polis side have their own pages too: skip hire in Paralimni, skip hire in Ayia Napa, skip hire in Protaras and skip hire in Polis. The price is fixed in the form before you confirm.

Questions and answers

How much does a skip cost in Cyprus?

From €130 for a 3 m³ in Nicosia to €500 for a 9 m³ in Polis. The 6 m³ most people book is €180–€200 in the towns, with delivery, collection and disposal included.

How many days can I keep the skip?

It depends on the area: 3 days on most of the coast, 5 in Polis, up to 21 in Nicosia. The form shows the terms for your address before you confirm.

Does rubble cost more than garden waste?

No. The price of a size is the same for every waste type. Heavy waste goes in a layer at the bottom instead of to the top.

Do I need to call for a quote?

No. Put the pin on your address in the booking form and the full price appears before you confirm. Orders are taken online at any hour.