Cost of living comparison
Malta is 64.7% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Malta instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$15.58
€14.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$9.83
€9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$2.16
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$1.54
€1.47
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$4.39
€4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$4.49
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$3.20
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$3.56
€3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$5.42
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.020
|
$23.63
€22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,177.690
|
$26,001.46
€24,758.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.480
|
$28.45
€27.09
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$31.01
€29.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.150
|
$947.36
€902.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.830
|
$804.74
€766.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.470
|
$69.35
€66.03
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.400
|
$587.45
€559.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.510
|
$8,655.79
€8,242.04
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.44
€3.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.38
€2.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$5.93
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$56.85
€54.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$9.86
€9.38
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$89.57
€85.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$36.50
€34.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.700
|
$88.33
€84.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
$99.58
€94.82
|
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