Cost of living comparison
Malta is 29.0% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.4% less in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 31.9% less in Malta
- Transportation
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pay 27.4% less in Malta
- Housing
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pay 31.4% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 34.0% less in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 25.6% less in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 22.3% less in Malta
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Paris, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$15.58
€13.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.43
|
$9.83
€8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.64
|
$2.16
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.63
|
$1.54
€1.37
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.78
|
$1.20
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.98
|
$4.39
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.80
|
$4.49
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.31
|
$3.20
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.62
|
$3.56
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.41
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.33
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.58
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.98
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.07
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.80
|
$5.42
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€82.31
|
$23.63
€21.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,055.42
|
$26,001.46
€23,111.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.08
|
$28.45
€25.29
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.91
|
$31.01
€27.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,215.28
|
$947.36
€842.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€939.84
|
$804.74
€715.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€167.43
|
$69.35
€61.64
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€672.20
|
$587.45
€522.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,170.47
|
$8,655.79
€7,693.70
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.67
|
$3.44
€3.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.83
|
$2.38
€2.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.91
|
$5.93
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.43
|
$56.85
€50.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.38
|
$9.86
€8.76
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€92.27
|
$89.57
€79.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.39
|
$36.50
€32.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€99.14
|
$88.33
€78.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€132.42
|
$99.58
€88.52
|
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