Cost of living comparison
Malta is 16.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Malta instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$15.69
€14.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.19
|
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
$25,882.44
€23,801.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$28.28
€26.00
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
$33.50
€30.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
$934.95
€859.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
$777.27
€714.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
$81.34
€74.80
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
$578.94
€532.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
$8,806.22
€8,098.05
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.64
|
$55.37
€50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$10.33
€9.50
|
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pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
$89.42
€82.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
$86.34
€79.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.65
|
$103.92
€95.56
|
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