Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 22.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$8.52
HRK59.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$6.13
HRK42.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.16
HRK15.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.50
HRK10.48
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.13
HRK7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.86
HRK34.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.14
HRK28.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.69
HRK18.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.85
HRK26.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.69
HRK4.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.39
HRK2.71
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$6.36
HRK44.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$38.83
HRK271.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,006.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$9.47
HRK66.23
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$25.52
HRK178.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$392.48
HRK2,745.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$314.33
HRK2,198.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$131.44
HRK919.42
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$141.70
HRK991.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,653.40
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.50
HRK17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.75
HRK12.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$4.85
HRK33.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$38.92
HRK272.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.67
HRK39.66
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$70.94
HRK496.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$34.29
HRK239.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$78.37
HRK548.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$81.35
HRK569.05
|
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