Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.5 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Malta instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$15.58
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$4.39
€4.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$5.42
€5.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$23.63
€22.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$28.45
€27.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$947.36
€908.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$804.74
€771.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$587.45
€563.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$56.85
€54.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$99.58
€95.48
|
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