Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.8% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Malta instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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