Cost of living comparison
Malta is 18.6% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.5% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 28.5% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 34.0% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 15.9% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 26.2% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.5% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 16.7% less in Malta
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Malta are more expensive than in Montenegro.
If you lived in Malta instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.40
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.93
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.76
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.94
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€35.92
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.91
|
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€635.73
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€493.12
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€354.15
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€54.11
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€150.22
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
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