Cost of living comparison
Malta is 24.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Malta instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$15.74
€14.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$29.21
€27.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$21.88
€20.30
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$914.55
€848.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$729.88
€677.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$395.67
€367.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$64.27
€59.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$114.30
€106.04
|
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