Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.0 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Malta instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$114.30
€107.20
|
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