Cost of living comparison
Malta is 58.7% more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% less in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 74.8% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 25.4% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.8% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% more in Malta
The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Malta are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.18
|
$15.58
€14.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.04
|
$9.83
€8.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$2.16
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.54
€1.41
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.87
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.09
|
$4.39
€4.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.46
|
$4.49
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.26
|
$3.20
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.60
|
$3.56
€3.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.33
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.37
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.90
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.22
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.94
|
$5.42
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.16
|
$23.63
€21.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,661.65
|
$26,001.46
€23,724.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.22
|
$28.45
€25.96
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.26
|
$31.01
€28.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND890.42
|
$947.36
€864.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND806.40
|
$804.74
€734.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.60
|
$69.35
€63.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND170.89
|
$587.45
€536.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,074.39
|
$8,655.79
€7,897.85
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.14
|
$3.44
€3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.99
|
$2.38
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.08
|
$5.93
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND90.54
|
$56.85
€51.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.05
|
$9.86
€8.99
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND78.95
|
$89.57
€81.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND85.56
|
$36.50
€33.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.03
|
$88.33
€80.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND117.52
|
$99.58
€90.86
|
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