Cost of living comparison
Malta is 8.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Malta instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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