Cost of living comparison
Malta is 11.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Malta instead of Spain, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.15
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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