Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Malta
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
CRC

Costa Rica is 20.4% cheaper than Malta.

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Malta, you would:
local_dining

pay 28.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.61
€15.45
$7.32
₡4,163
-58.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.73
€8.53
$7.09
₡4,031
-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.02
€1.78
$1.38
₡785
-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.33
€1.17
$1.36
₡773
+2.0%
Average -28.9%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.36
€1.19
$1.66
₡942
+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.14
€4.51
$2.92
₡1,661
-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.31
€3.78
$5.55
₡3,157
+28.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.90
€2.54
$2.66
₡1,513
-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.54
€3.11
$2.74
₡1,557
-22.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.36
€1.20
$1.92
₡1,091
+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
€0.91
$0.62
₡351
-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.31
€1.15
$0.91
₡517
-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.32
€1.16
$0.86
₡492
-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.86
€0.75
$0.82
₡468
-4.3%
Onions (1 lb) $1.05
€0.92
$0.98
₡555
-6.7%
Average -9.0%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 17.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.33
€5.55
$4.30
₡2,444
-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass $30.76
€26.97
$42.61
₡24,237
+38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,165.32
€22,067.49
$22,427.52
₡12,757,224
-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $28.61
€25.09
$9.82
₡5,584
-65.7%
Average -17.6%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 22.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.21
€35.26
$51.18
₡29,110
+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $974.19
€854.27
$538.54
₡306,332
-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $794.22
€696.45
$375.16
₡213,400
-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $74.35
€65.19
$60.73
₡34,547
-18.3%
Average -22.1%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 24.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.91
€425.22
$308.21
₡175,315
-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,262.50
€7,245.39
$7,171.59
₡4,079,343
-13.2%
Average -24.8%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.81
€2.46
$2.12
₡1,204
-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
€2.22
$2.31
₡1,314
-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.78
€5.95
$3.74
₡2,128
-44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $64.84
€56.86
$57.19
₡32,532
-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.58
€9.28
$5.71
₡3,247
-46.0%
Average -27.2%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 13.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.76
€70.82
$55.79
₡31,735
-30.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.29
€37.08
$42.10
₡23,947
-0.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.69
€84.78
$100.48
₡57,157
+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $106.58
€93.46
$78.33
₡44,558
-26.5%
Average -13.5%
Malta vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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