Cost of living comparison
Malta is 34.9% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.8% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 48.4% less in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 14.5% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 18.6% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% less in Malta
The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Malta are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Malta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Palau, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$15.58
€14.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.20
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$5.42
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$26,001.46
€23,908.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.45
€26.16
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$31.01
€28.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$947.36
€871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$804.74
€739.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.35
€63.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$587.45
€540.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,655.79
€7,958.98
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.93
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$56.85
€52.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.86
€9.06
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$89.57
€82.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$36.50
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$88.33
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$99.58
€91.57
|
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