Cost of living comparison
Malta is 41.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Malta instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.84
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.32
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.14
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.61
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.05
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€27.85
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.14
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€379.33
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€266.12
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€366.87
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.27
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.27
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.21
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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