Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Christmas Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Christmas Island
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Malta
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.74
€14.50
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.42
€8.68
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.09
€1.93
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.41
€1.30
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Christmas Island
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Malta
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.18
€1.09
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.02
€4.63
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.22
€3.89
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.62
€2.41
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.54
€3.26
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
€1.10
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.85
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
€0.99
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
€1.19
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.74
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.84
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Christmas Island
|
Malta
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.70
€5.25
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.21
€26.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.88
€20.15
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Christmas Island
|
Malta
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.69
€32.87
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$914.55
€842.26
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$729.88
€672.19
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.58
€73.28
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
Christmas Island
|
Malta
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$395.67
€364.39
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Christmas Island
|
Malta
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.10
€2.85
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.48
€2.28
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.18
€5.70
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.27
€59.19
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.29
€9.48
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Christmas Island
|
Malta
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.26
€75.76
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.09
€36.92
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.90
€80.03
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.30
€105.26
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