Cost of living comparison
Malta is 16.3% more expensive than Bugibba.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 61.0% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 16.7% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% less in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.5% less in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 28.4% more in Malta
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Malta are more expensive than in Bugibba. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Bugibba, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.47
€12.74
|
$15.58
€13.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
€8.21
|
$9.83
€8.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
€1.64
|
$2.16
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.42
|
$1.54
€1.36
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.15
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.38
|
$4.39
€3.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
€3.75
|
$4.49
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.39
|
$3.20
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.00
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.61
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$5.42
€4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$23.63
€20.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,578.79
€20,759.64
|
$26,001.46
€22,892.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.93
|
$28.45
€25.05
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€26.74
|
$31.01
€27.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.28
€792.64
|
$947.36
€834.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$659.13
€580.33
|
$804.74
€708.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.48
€44.44
|
$69.35
€61.06
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€581.27
|
$587.45
€517.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,181.75
€8,964.39
|
$8,655.79
€7,620.87
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$3.44
€3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.93
|
$2.38
€2.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.00
|
$5.93
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.95
€56.30
|
$56.85
€50.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€8.78
|
$9.86
€8.68
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
Bugibba
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.93
€110.88
|
$89.57
€78.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
€23.59
|
$36.50
€32.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.31
€56.62
|
$88.33
€77.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.95
€51.90
|
$99.58
€87.68
|
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