Cost of living comparison
Malta is 9.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Malta instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,718
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡865
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡754
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡938
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,080
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,233
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,963
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡926
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡331
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡630
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡484
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡463
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,798
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,092
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,708
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡407,752
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡261,657
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡183,762
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,444
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,466
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,037
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,597
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,835
|
$114.30
€107.20
|
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