Cost of living comparison
Malta is 1.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Malta instead of Italy, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Malta or Italy. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.