Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 10.4% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Malta, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
?? | |
pay 6.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
?? |
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
?? | |
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
?? | |
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