Cost of living comparison
Malta is 15.1% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.4% more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% less in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 25.7% less in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 17.7% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.9% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 29.0% more in Malta
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Malta are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Malta.
If you lived in Malta instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$15.58
€14.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.83
€8.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.16
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.54
€1.41
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$4.39
€4.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.49
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$3.20
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.56
€3.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$5.42
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.63
€21.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,001.46
€23,724.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$28.45
€25.96
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$31.01
€28.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$947.36
€864.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$804.74
€734.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$69.35
€63.28
|
|
pay 17.7% more for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$587.45
€536.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$8,655.79
€7,897.85
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.44
€3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.38
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$5.93
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$56.85
€51.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$9.86
€8.99
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$89.57
€81.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$36.50
€33.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$88.33
€80.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$99.58
€90.86
|
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