Cost of living comparison
Malta is 44.6% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Malta instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
$29.21
€27.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
$21.88
€20.44
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$914.55
€854.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$729.88
€681.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$395.67
€369.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$64.27
€60.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$10.29
€9.61
|
|
pay 88.7% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$114.30
€106.77
|
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