Cost of living comparison
Msida is 1.1% more expensive than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.4% less in Msida
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% more in Msida
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% more in Msida
- Housing
-
pay 0.7% more in Msida
- Childcare
-
pay 11.9% more in Msida
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in Msida
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% more in Msida
The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing in Msida are more expensive than in Malta. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Msida.
If you lived in Msida instead of Malta, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.21
|
$9.91
€9.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.97
|
$9.32
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.97
|
$1.61
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.41
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.01
|
$4.29
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.09
|
$4.96
€4.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.92
|
$3.77
€3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.25
|
$3.68
€3.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.48
€1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.21
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.94
|
$5.44
€4.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€21.56
|
$27.87
€25.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€23,724.67
|
$28,423.16
€25,934.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€25.96
|
$37.16
€33.90
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€28.29
|
$30.37
€27.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€864.41
|
$975.30
€889.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€734.28
|
$865.98
€790.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€63.28
|
$65.50
€59.77
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€536.01
|
$732.37
€668.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,897.85
|
$8,574.10
€7,823.32
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.14
|
$3.75
€3.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.17
|
$2.14
€1.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.41
|
$5.95
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€51.87
|
$37.51
€34.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€8.99
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Msida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€81.73
|
$91.77
€83.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€33.30
|
$35.73
€32.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€80.59
|
$93.78
€85.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€90.86
|
$101.82
€92.90
|
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