Cost of living comparison
Italy is 6.0% more expensive than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.8% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 14.1% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 18.3% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 10.7% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 1.6% less in Italy
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Italy are more expensive than in Malta. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Malta, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€15.08
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.52
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.09
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.50
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.16
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.25
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.34
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.10
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.45
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.24
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.82
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.98
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.29
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.25
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.88
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€25,175.71
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.55
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€30.02
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€917.27
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€779.19
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€67.15
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€568.79
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,380.90
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.33
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.31
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.74
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€55.05
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.54
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€86.73
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€35.34
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€85.52
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€96.42
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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