Cost of living comparison
Malta is 51.0% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Malta instead of Belize, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.26
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.29
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.93
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.09
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.33
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.38
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.07
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.42
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.30
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.50
|
$5.70
€5.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.22
|
$29.21
€27.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,893.83
|
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.08
|
$21.88
€20.53
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.90
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$707.59
|
$914.55
€858.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$575.04
|
$729.88
€684.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.49
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$300.53
|
$395.67
€371.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.40
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.49
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.52
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.32
|
$64.27
€60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.11
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Belize
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.04
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.83
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$194.26
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.91
|
$114.30
€107.24
|
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