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
RON40.84
|
$15.58
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$4.39
€4.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$5.42
€5.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$23.63
€22.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$28.45
€27.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$947.36
€908.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$804.74
€771.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$587.45
€563.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$56.85
€54.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$99.58
€95.48
|
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