Cost of living comparison
Malta is 70.6% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.0% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 96.1% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 27.2% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.3% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8% more in Malta
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Malta are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
|
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