Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 21.8% cheaper than Malta overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 34.3% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Colombia

The cost of clothing, childcare, and transportation in Colombia are more expensive than in Malta. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Malta, you would:

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pay 42.4% less for restaurants

	Malta	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.59 €15.66	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.93 €10.62	$9.93 COP31,528.63	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 €1.45	$1.15 COP3,637.93	-29.9%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Malta	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.13	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 €4.10	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 €4.42	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$3.08 COP9,765.50	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 €3.98	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.28	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-33.9%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Malta	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.91 €30.18	$57.51 COP183K	+69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	$24,696.92 COP78M	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.36 €19.01	$21.04 COP66,775.93	-1.5%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 34.3% less for housing

	Malta	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.05 €28.52	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	$745.73 COP2M	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$956.81 €851.60	$482.25 COP2M	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.40 €70.66	$101.48 COP322K	+27.8%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Malta	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$319.34 €284.22	$597.35 COP2M	+87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	$8,009.31 COP25M	-26.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Malta	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 €3.40	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 €2.36	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.40 €5.69	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.65 €58.43	$41.34 COP131K	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.37 €9.23	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-35.8%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Malta	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.72 €64.73	$82.92 COP263K	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.01 €43.62	$53.80 COP171K	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.91 €85.36	$134.00 COP425K	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.59 €90.42	$115.03 COP365K	+13.2%
Average			+18.6%

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