Cost of living comparison
Iran is 53.3% cheaper than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.6% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 55.6% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 6.1% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 69.8% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 86.7% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.7% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 24.6% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.
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
€13.67
|
$3.77
IRR158,584
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.63
|
$3.72
IRR156,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.90
|
$0.85
IRR35,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.36
|
$0.81
IRR33,917
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
$0.50
IRR20,961
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€3.86
|
$2.06
IRR86,747
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.94
|
$2.72
IRR114,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.81
|
$1.20
IRR50,729
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.13
|
$1.58
IRR66,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$0.47
IRR19,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.75
IRR31,710
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.89
|
$0.49
IRR20,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.30
IRR12,806
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.26
IRR10,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.24
IRR10,043
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.75
|
$2.50
IRR105,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€20.74
|
$11.01
IRR463,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€22,821.48
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,985,366,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€24.97
|
$2.96
IRR124,822
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€27.22
|
$11.98
IRR504,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€831.50
|
$337.20
IRR14,200,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€706.32
|
$231.30
IRR9,740,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€60.87
|
$12.31
IRR518,444
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€515.60
|
$88.94
IRR3,745,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,597.18
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,299,698
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.02
|
$0.81
IRR34,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.09
|
$1.24
IRR52,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.20
|
$1.96
IRR82,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€49.90
|
$17.71
IRR745,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€8.65
|
$1.59
IRR66,848
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€78.62
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€32.03
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€77.52
|
$104.63
IRR4,406,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€87.41
|
$65.71
IRR2,767,212
|
|
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