Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 46.5% cheaper than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% less in Indonesia
- Groceries
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pay 20.0% less in Indonesia
- Transportation
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pay 46.2% less in Indonesia
- Housing
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pay 48.8% less in Indonesia
- Childcare
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pay 55.5% less in Indonesia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.5% less in Indonesia
- Clothing
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pay 33.4% less in Indonesia
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.32
|
$1.78
IDR29,614.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
$3.24
IDR53,721.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.99
|
$0.63
IDR10,449.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$0.41
IDR6,856.32
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.24
IDR20,619.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.04
|
$4.54
IDR75,329.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$5.19
IDR86,181.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
$1.62
IDR26,915.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.41
IDR23,361.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.17
IDR19,461.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.62
IDR10,285.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.81
IDR13,476.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.22
|
$0.54
IDR9,017.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.56
IDR9,327.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.92
IDR15,332.72
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.98
|
$3.10
IDR51,447.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€21.73
|
$12.11
IDR200,943.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
$24,176.29
IDR401,219,252.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.16
|
$3.88
IDR64,461.52
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
$26.66
IDR442,514.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€871.10
|
$279.33
IDR4,635,605.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€739.96
|
$164.17
IDR2,724,545.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
$47.78
IDR793,008.79
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€540.16
|
$112.28
IDR1,863,291.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
$6,061.21
IDR100,589,241.13
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$2.74
IDR45,528.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.71
IDR28,427.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
$2.18
IDR36,107.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€52.28
|
$26.72
IDR443,467.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.06
|
$3.16
IDR52,389.22
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
$41.98
IDR696,712.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
$27.98
IDR464,412.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
$68.38
IDR1,134,877.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€91.57
|
$65.14
IDR1,080,960.17
|
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