Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Malta instead of Finland, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Finland
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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