Cost of living comparison
Malta is 15.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Malta instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$15.58
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$4.39
€4.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.42
€5.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$23.63
€22.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$28.45
€27.28
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$947.36
€908.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$804.74
€771.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$587.45
€563.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$56.85
€54.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$99.58
€95.48
|
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