Cost of living comparison
Malta is 18.6% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Malta instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.86
|
$15.58
€14.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$4.39
€4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.07
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.02
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.86
|
$5.42
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.49
|
$23.63
€22.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
$26,001.46
€24,958.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$28.45
€27.31
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
$31.01
€29.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.65
|
$947.36
€909.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.77
|
$804.74
€772.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
$69.35
€66.57
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.71
|
$587.45
€563.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
$8,655.79
€8,308.49
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
$5.93
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.48
|
$56.85
€54.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.26
|
$9.86
€9.46
|
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pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
$36.50
€35.03
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
$88.33
€84.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.82
|
$99.58
€95.59
|
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