Cost of living comparison
Malta is 14.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Malta instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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