Cost of living comparison
Malta is 63.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Malta instead of Romania, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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