Cost of living comparison
Malta is 9.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Malta instead of Germany, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$15.69
€14.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$25,882.44
€23,801.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$28.28
€26.00
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$33.50
€30.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$934.95
€859.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$777.27
€714.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$81.34
€74.80
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$578.94
€532.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$8,806.22
€8,098.05
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$55.37
€50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$10.33
€9.50
|
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pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$89.42
€82.23
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$86.34
€79.39
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$103.92
€95.56
|
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