Cost of living comparison
Malta is 39.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Malta instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 86.6% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$5.70
€5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$29.21
€27.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$21.88
€20.46
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$914.55
€855.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$729.88
€682.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
$395.67
€369.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$64.27
€60.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$10.29
€9.62
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$114.30
€106.86
|
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