Cost of living comparison

 Vanuatu
compared to
 Malta
Malta vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 4.6% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.5% more in Malta
Groceries
pay 38.4% less in Malta
Transportation
pay 36.1% more in Malta
Housing
pay 64.7% less in Malta
Childcare
pay 28.2% more in Malta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.0% less in Malta
Clothing
pay 33.0% more in Malta

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Malta are more expensive than in Vanuatu. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malta.

Malta vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of Vanuatu, you would:

pay 7.5% more for restaurants

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
VUV1,334
$15.58
€13.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
VUV1,139
$9.83
€8.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV257
$2.16
€1.90

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$1.20
€1.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$4.39
€3.86
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
VUV1,014
$4.49
€3.95

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$5.42
€4.76
Monthly public transit pass $67.38
VUV8,000
$23.63
€20.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
$26,001.46
€22,863.63

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pay 64.7% less for housing

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
$31.01
€27.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,867.11
VUV221,667
$947.36
€833.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,407.24
VUV167,070
$804.74
€707.63

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pay 28.2% more for childcare

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.58
VUV55,750
$587.45
€516.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,586.82
VUV782,000
$8,655.79
€7,611.21

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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.59
VUV545
$3.44
€3.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
VUV604
$2.38
€2.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$5.93
€5.21

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

 
Vanuatu
Malta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.33
VUV5,500
$89.57
€78.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$67.38
VUV8,000
$36.50
€32.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.08
VUV12,000
$88.33
€77.67

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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