Cost of living comparison
Mosta is 5.9% cheaper than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.4% less in Mosta
- Groceries
-
pay 17.0% less in Mosta
- Transportation
-
pay 5.4% less in Mosta
- Housing
-
pay 0.3% less in Mosta
- Childcare
-
pay 18.1% more in Mosta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.4% less in Mosta
- Clothing
-
pay 17.1% less in Mosta
Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Mosta.
If you lived in Mosta instead of Malta, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.32
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.99
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.04
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$4.10
€3.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
$2.41
€2.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.22
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.98
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€21.73
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
$25,186.43
€23,158.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.16
|
$25.19
€23.16
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
$30.37
€27.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€871.10
|
$884.20
€813.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€739.96
|
$777.03
€714.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
$76.84
€70.65
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€540.16
|
$660.21
€607.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
$10,717.63
€9,854.84
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$2.68
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€52.28
|
$61.09
€56.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.06
|
$8.04
€7.39
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Mosta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
$98.24
€90.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€91.57
|
$76.81
€70.63
|
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