Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 21.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Malta
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Malta
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Malta
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Malta
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Malta
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Malta

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Malta are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Malta.

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Malta vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$17.59 €15.66	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$11.93 €10.62	+3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.30 €2.05	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14	$1.63 €1.45	+43.5%
Average			+3.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62	$1.27 €1.13	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$4.61 €4.10	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.94	$4.97 €4.42	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$3.68 €3.28	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89	$4.47 €3.98	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28	$1.53 €1.36	+19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.12 €1.00	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.43 €1.27	+57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.19	$1.43 €1.28	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.45	$0.90 €0.80	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$0.98 €0.87	-51.8%
Average			-38.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$5.68 €5.06	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.91 €30.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,620.29 €27,253.16
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.36 €19.01
Average			+19.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$112.50	$32.05 €28.52	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,533.33	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,308.33	$956.81 €851.60	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.56	$79.40 €70.66	-21.0%
Average			-28.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of housing

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$319.34 €284.22	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,236.67	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	-28.2%
Average			-21.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$3.82 €3.40	-4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$2.66 €2.36	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.12	$6.40 €5.69	+24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$65.65 €58.43	-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$10.37 €9.23	-30.9%
Average			-33.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$72.72 €64.73	+53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$49.01 €43.62	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00	$95.91 €85.36	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$101.59 €90.42	-27.4%
Average			-7.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Malta - Cost of clothing

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