Cost of living comparison
Malta is 10.0% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Malta instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$15.69
€14.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$9.54
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$3.04
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$24.16
€22.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$25,882.44
€24,012.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$28.28
€26.23
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$33.50
€31.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$934.95
€867.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$777.27
€721.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$81.34
€75.46
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$578.94
€537.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$8,806.22
€8,169.97
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$55.37
€51.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$10.33
€9.58
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$89.42
€82.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$39.06
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$86.34
€80.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$103.92
€96.41
|
|
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