Cost of living comparison
Malta is 61.8% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 35.0% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 3.0% less in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 93.3% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.8% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 11.3% more in Malta
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Malta are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Albania, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
|
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