Cost of living comparison
Poland is 15.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Poland instead of Malta, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.73
|
$8.88
PLN36.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.30
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.04
|
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.15
|
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.24
|
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.03
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.37
|
$2.70
PLN10.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.12
|
$6.07
PLN24.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.34
|
$28.33
PLN115.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,580.69
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,305.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.90
|
$7.74
PLN31.44
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.31
|
$14.40
PLN58.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€895.59
|
$601.98
PLN2,445.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€760.77
|
$478.28
PLN1,942.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.56
|
$184.01
PLN747.41
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€555.35
|
$318.05
PLN1,291.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,182.82
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,415.97
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.25
|
$3.12
PLN12.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.25
|
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.60
|
$4.55
PLN18.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.75
|
$32.52
PLN132.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.32
|
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.68
|
$75.63
PLN307.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.50
|
$35.26
PLN143.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.50
|
$78.29
PLN318.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.14
|
$87.22
PLN354.28
|
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