Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 33.6% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Malta, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Malta
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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