Cost of living comparison
United States is 56.3% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in United States instead of Malta, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Malta
|
United States
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.83
|
$18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.36
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.06
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.47
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.18
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.27
|
$3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.05
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.39
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.16
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.50
|
$65.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,758.59
|
$31,583.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.09
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 95.8% more for housing
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.53
|
$67.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€902.08
|
$1,655.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€766.28
|
$1,423.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.03
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€559.37
|
$1,351.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,242.04
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.27
|
$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.27
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.64
|
$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.13
|
$50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.38
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.29
|
$50.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.75
|
$40.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.11
|
$85.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.82
|
$111.08
|
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