Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.9% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 31.3% less in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 12.9% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 15.1% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.0% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 29.5% more in Malta
The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Malta are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$15.58
€13.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$9.83
€8.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.16
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.54
€1.36
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.39
€3.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.49
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.20
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.42
€4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$23.63
€20.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$26,001.46
€22,892.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$28.45
€25.05
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$31.01
€27.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$947.36
€834.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$804.74
€708.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$69.35
€61.06
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$587.45
€517.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$8,655.79
€7,620.87
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$3.44
€3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.38
€2.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$5.93
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$56.85
€50.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$9.86
€8.68
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$89.57
€78.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$36.50
€32.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$88.33
€77.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$99.58
€87.68
|
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