Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 80.7% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Malta
Groceries: pay 67.5% more in Malta
Transportation: pay 70.6% more in Malta
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Malta
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Malta
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Malta

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Malta are more expensive than in Georgia. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Malta.

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Malta vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$17.59 €15.66	+55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$11.93 €10.62	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$2.30 €2.05	+96.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.63 €1.45	+204.3%
Average			+54.5%

Georgia vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

	Georgia	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.27 €1.13	+97.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$4.61 €4.10	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$4.97 €4.42	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$3.68 €3.28	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$4.47 €3.98	+59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.53 €1.36	+145.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$1.12 €1.00	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.43 €1.27	+99.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.43 €1.28	+63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.90 €0.80	+141.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.98 €0.87	+220.4%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 70.6% more for transportation

	Georgia	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$5.68 €5.06	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$33.91 €30.18	+192.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	+48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$21.36 €19.01	+243.0%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Georgia	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$32.05 €28.52	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	+160.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$956.81 €851.60	+193.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$79.40 €70.66	+28.5%
Average			+142.6%

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Georgia	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$319.34 €284.22	+29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	+143.1%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$3.82 €3.40	+72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$2.66 €2.36	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$6.40 €5.69	+97.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$65.65 €58.43	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$10.37 €9.23	+71.2%
Average			+42.0%

Georgia vs. Malta - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Georgia	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$72.72 €64.73	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$49.01 €43.62	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$95.91 €85.36	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$101.59 €90.42	-4.8%
Average			-2.7%

Georgia vs. Malta - Cost of clothing

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