Cost of living comparison
Malta is 9.1% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.1% less in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% less in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 0.3% less in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 27.5% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% less in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 7.7% less in Malta
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$15.58
€13.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.53
|
$9.83
€8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.48
|
$2.16
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.60
|
$1.54
€1.37
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
$1.20
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.15
|
$4.39
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$4.49
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.71
|
$3.20
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$3.56
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.03
|
$5.42
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$23.63
€21.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$26,001.46
€23,111.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.24
|
$28.45
€25.29
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.31
|
$31.01
€27.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,305.63
|
$947.36
€842.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€955.26
|
$804.74
€715.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€115.58
|
$69.35
€61.64
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€504.48
|
$587.45
€522.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,950.25
|
$8,655.79
€7,693.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.33
|
$3.44
€3.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.30
|
$2.38
€2.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
$5.93
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.32
|
$56.85
€50.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.53
|
$9.86
€8.76
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€80.44
|
$89.57
€79.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.08
|
$36.50
€32.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.00
|
$88.33
€78.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€107.90
|
$99.58
€88.52
|
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