Cost of living comparison
Malta is 13.9% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Malta instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.09
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.63
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.35
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.21
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.53
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.56
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.07
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.67
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€773.02
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€668.68
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€528.71
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.11
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.33
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.16
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.83
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Malta
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.65
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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