Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Malta instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
$15.58
€14.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
$4.39
€4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
$1.02
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
$5.42
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
$23.63
€22.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
$26,001.46
€24,958.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
$28.45
€27.31
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
$31.01
€29.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
$947.36
€909.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
$804.74
€772.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
$69.35
€66.57
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
$587.45
€563.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
$8,655.79
€8,308.49
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
$5.93
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
$56.85
€54.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
$9.86
€9.46
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
$36.50
€35.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
$88.33
€84.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
|
$99.58
€95.59
|
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