Cost of living comparison
Malta is 5.5% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% less in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 43.9% less in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 28.0% less in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 16.5% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 89.0% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.2% less in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 6.5% less in Malta
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Malta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
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