Cost of living comparison
Malta is 71.9% more expensive than Armenia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9 times more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 39.4% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 56.4% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.8% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Malta
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Malta are more expensive than in Armenia. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,154.70
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,525.20
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD337.13
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD192.44
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD273.14
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,520.29
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,143.15
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD859.84
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,254.65
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218.63
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD287.18
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD249.93
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD311.69
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.43
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.11
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,811.26
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,036.00
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,086,405.84
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,470.51
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,522.08
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD267,955.66
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD175,400.14
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,854.43
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,007.85
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,539,347.28
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD654.68
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,122.72
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,007.20
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,296.90
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,266.20
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,799.46
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,076.20
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,794.35
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,427.77
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
|
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