Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.7% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Malta, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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