Cost of living comparison
Malta is 22.5% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Malta instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
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pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$99.58
€94.44
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