Cost of living comparison
Malta is 74.7% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Malta instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$15.74
€14.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$29.21
€27.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$21.88
€20.30
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$914.55
€848.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$729.88
€677.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$395.67
€367.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$64.27
€59.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$114.30
€106.04
|
|
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