Cost of living comparison
Malta is 86.9% more expensive than Moldova overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 88.2% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 90.2% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 62.1% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 92.3% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3% less in Malta
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in Malta are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL120.06
|
$15.58
€15.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL125.28
|
$9.83
€9.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.72
|
$2.16
€2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.64
|
$1.54
€1.50
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.50
|
$1.20
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL89.05
|
$4.39
€4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL85.78
|
$4.49
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.97
|
$3.20
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL44.29
|
$3.56
€3.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.72
|
$1.28
€1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL15.08
|
$0.84
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL14.09
|
$1.02
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL16.20
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.68
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.69
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL94.06
|
$5.42
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL244.30
|
$23.63
€22.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL485,463.72
|
$26,001.46
€25,175.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL84.56
|
$28.45
€27.55
|
|
pay 90.2% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL194.78
|
$31.01
€30.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,541.26
|
$947.36
€917.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL7,167.42
|
$804.74
€779.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,210.09
|
$69.35
€67.15
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,949.11
|
$587.45
€568.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL98,835.57
|
$8,655.79
€8,380.90
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL23.49
|
$3.44
€3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.72
|
$2.38
€2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL52.20
|
$5.93
€5.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL794.85
|
$56.85
€55.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL109.62
|
$9.86
€9.54
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,185.26
|
$89.57
€86.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL913.51
|
$36.50
€35.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,781.77
|
$88.33
€85.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,346.11
|
$99.58
€96.42
|
|
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