Cost of living comparison
Malta is 15.9% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Malta instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK139.55
|
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.34
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.73
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.53
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.37
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.60
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.52
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.46
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.78
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.24
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.59
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.83
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.97
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.20
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.46
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK556.34
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK291,937.00
|
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK167.07
|
$28.28
€25.99
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK232.18
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,749.80
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,855.48
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,112.76
|
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,287.96
|
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,131.00
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK50.69
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.61
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK59.91
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK264.01
|
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK116.50
|
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK636.39
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK259.64
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK713.15
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK996.30
|
$103.92
€95.52
|
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