Cost of living comparison
Norway is 29.8% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Norway instead of Malta, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$17.76
NOK192.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$11.40
NOK123.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.93
NOK31.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$2.64
NOK28.65
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.64
NOK28.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.47
NOK59.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$7.09
NOK76.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$3.54
NOK38.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$5.56
NOK60.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.28
NOK13.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.99
NOK10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.26
NOK13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.66
NOK17.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.92
NOK9.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.02
NOK11.01
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$7.56
NOK82.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$69.76
NOK756.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$32,415.05
NOK351,470.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$21.33
NOK231.27
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$50.38
NOK546.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$954.57
NOK10,350.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$754.37
NOK8,179.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$157.28
NOK1,705.35
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$315.96
NOK3,425.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,206.18
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$8.74
NOK94.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$4.01
NOK43.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$13.22
NOK143.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$12.96
NOK140.55
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$78.39
NOK850.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$42.70
NOK463.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$99.39
NOK1,077.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$127.08
NOK1,377.85
|
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