Cost of living comparison
Malta is 21.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Malta instead of United States, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$15.69
€14.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
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pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.45
€4.16
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.41
€4.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.80
€3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
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pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.50
€5.13
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$24.16
€22.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$25,882.44
€24,147.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$28.28
€26.38
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$33.50
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$934.95
€872.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$777.27
€725.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$81.34
€75.88
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$578.94
€540.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$8,806.22
€8,215.91
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$3.56
€3.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$55.37
€51.66
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$10.33
€9.64
|
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pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$89.42
€83.43
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$86.34
€80.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$103.92
€96.95
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