Cost of living comparison
Malta is 22.5% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.4% more in Malta
- Groceries
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pay 34.9% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 69.3% more in Malta
- Childcare
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pay 11.2% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.2% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Malta
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Malta are more expensive than in 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
€10.90
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$26,001.46
€23,910.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$947.36
€871.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$804.74
€740.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$587.45
€540.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$8,655.79
€7,959.71
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$89.57
€82.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$99.58
€91.58
|
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