Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 5.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Malta, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$11.31
€10.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$5.18
€4.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$6.10
€5.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$39.06
€37.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$9.69
€9.29
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$691.39
€662.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$536.29
€514.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$385.16
€369.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$58.84
€56.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$5.48
€5.25
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$163.37
€156.64
|
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