Cost of living comparison
Iran is 53.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Iran instead of Malta, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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