Cost of living comparison

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Malta vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 25.5% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.3% more in Malta
Groceries
pay 36.4% less in Malta
Transportation
pay 49.4% more in Malta
Housing
pay 88.5% more in Malta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.2% less in Malta

The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Malta are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Malta. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Malta.

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Malta vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of Cook Islands, you would:

pay 40.3% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$17.59
€15.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$11.93
€10.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$2.30
€2.05
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pay 36.4% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$1.27
€1.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$4.61
€4.10
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$4.97
€4.42
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pay 49.4% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$5.68
€5.06
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.91
€30.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$30,620.29
€27,253.16
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pay 88.5% more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$32.05
€28.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$1,159.66
€1,032.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$956.81
€851.60
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $319.34
€284.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,947.32
€9,743.51
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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$3.82
€3.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$2.66
€2.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$6.40
€5.69
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Malta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $72.72
€64.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $49.01
€43.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $95.91
€85.36
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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