Cost of living comparison
Malta is 42.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Malta instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Malta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$15.69
€14.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.54
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.04
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$24.16
€22.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$25,882.44
€24,012.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$28.28
€26.23
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$33.50
€31.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$934.95
€867.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$777.27
€721.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$81.34
€75.46
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Japan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$578.94
€537.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$8,806.22
€8,169.97
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$55.37
€51.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$10.33
€9.58
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Malta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$89.42
€82.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$39.06
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$86.34
€80.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$103.92
€96.41
|
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