Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 33.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Malta, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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