Cost of living comparison
Malta is 18.2% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Malta instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$28.28
€25.99
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$103.92
€95.52
|
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