Cost of living comparison
Malta is 81.7% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Malta instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$114.30
€107.20
|
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