Cost of living comparison
California is 67.6% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in California instead of Malta, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$113.48
|
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