Cost of living comparison
Malta is 25.7% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Malta instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.80
|
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.14
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.21
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.53
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.79
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.62
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.35
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.45
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.44
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.07
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.39
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.46
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,712.11
|
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.28
€25.99
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF51.13
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,126.97
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,009.23
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.62
|
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 62.7% more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.85
|
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,352.98
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.05
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.15
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.19
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.62
|
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.18
|
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Malta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.72
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.42
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.93
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF200.16
|
$103.92
€95.52
|
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