Cost of living comparison
Malta is 4.4% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Malta instead of Finland, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.61
|
$15.58
€14.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.55
|
$4.39
€4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.10
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.17
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.02
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 13.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.34
|
$5.42
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.09
|
$23.63
€22.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
$26,001.46
€24,958.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.62
|
$28.45
€27.31
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
$31.01
€29.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€705.02
|
$947.36
€909.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€580.49
|
$804.74
€772.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
$69.35
€66.57
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.72
|
$587.45
€563.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
$8,655.79
€8,308.49
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€7.00
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
$5.93
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.06
|
$56.85
€54.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.97
|
$9.86
€9.46
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
$36.50
€35.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
$88.33
€84.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.21
|
$99.58
€95.59
|
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