Cost of living comparison
Malta is 11.1% more expensive than Mosta.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.1% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 23.8% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 0.8% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 15.1% less in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.8% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 33.3% more in Malta
The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Malta are more expensive than in Mosta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Mosta, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$15.58
€13.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$9.83
€8.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$2.16
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$1.54
€1.36
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$4.39
€3.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.61
|
$4.49
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
€2.13
|
$3.20
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
€1.88
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.56
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
€4.69
|
$5.42
€4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.63
€20.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€22,175.07
|
$26,001.46
€22,892.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.19
€22.18
|
$28.45
€25.05
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€26.74
|
$31.01
€27.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.20
€778.49
|
$947.36
€834.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.03
€684.12
|
$804.74
€708.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.84
€67.65
|
$69.35
€61.06
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€581.27
|
$587.45
€517.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,717.63
€9,436.20
|
$8,655.79
€7,620.87
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.36
|
$3.44
€3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
€1.89
|
$2.38
€2.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
$5.93
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.09
€53.79
|
$56.85
€50.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$9.86
€8.68
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Mosta
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.87
€37.74
|
$89.57
€78.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€30.67
|
$36.50
€32.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.24
€86.50
|
$88.33
€77.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.81
€67.63
|
$99.58
€87.68
|
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