Cost of living comparison
Malta is 9.5% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Malta instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$22.05
|
$15.69
€14.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.40
|
$9.54
€8.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.32
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.81
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.57
|
$4.41
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.52
|
$3.04
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.11
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.96
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.78
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.26
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.69
|
$5.50
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$107.45
|
$24.16
€22.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,946.55
|
$25,882.44
€23,963.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.25
|
$28.28
€26.18
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$86.25
|
$33.50
€31.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,687.92
|
$934.95
€865.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,392.41
|
$777.27
€719.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$146.85
|
$81.34
€75.31
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,079.23
|
$578.94
€536.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,234.12
|
$8,806.22
€8,153.45
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.69
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.63
|
$2.50
€2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$38.21
|
$5.96
€5.52
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$63.90
|
$55.37
€51.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.68
|
$10.33
€9.56
|
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pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$109.14
|
$89.42
€82.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.74
|
$39.06
€36.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$164.37
|
$86.34
€79.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$180.68
|
$103.92
€96.22
|
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