Cost of living comparison
Malta is 16.8% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.1% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 41.7% less in Malta
- Transportation
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pay 1.7% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 2.3% more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 44.3% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.3% less in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 74.3% more in Malta
The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and transportation in Malta are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$15.58
€13.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.83
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.16
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.54
€1.36
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.20
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.39
€3.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.49
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.20
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$5.42
€4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.63
€20.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$26,001.46
€22,913.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$28.45
€25.07
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$31.01
€27.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$947.36
€834.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$804.74
€709.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$69.35
€61.11
|
|
pay 44.3% more for childcare
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$587.45
€517.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$8,655.79
€7,627.83
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.44
€3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.38
€2.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.93
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$56.85
€50.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$9.86
€8.68
|
|
pay 74.3% more for clothing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$89.57
€78.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$36.50
€32.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$88.33
€77.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$99.58
€87.76
|
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