Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Malta instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 91.5% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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