Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

District of Columbia, USA

District of Columbia vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

District of Columbia is 82.8% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in District of Columbia
Groceries: pay 63.7% more in District of Columbia
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in District of Columbia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in District of Columbia
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in District of Columbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in District of Columbia
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in District of Columbia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in District of Columbia are more expensive than in Malta. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in District of Columbia.

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District of Columbia vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Malta, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Malta	District of Columbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.59 €15.70	$28.00	+59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.93 €10.65	$12.00	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$3.17	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 €1.46	$2.64	+61.3%
Average			+33.8%

Malta vs. District of Columbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.7% more for groceries

	Malta	District of Columbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.14	$4.11	+222.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 €4.11	$8.53	+85.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 €4.43	$4.95	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.29	$5.64	+53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 €3.99	$7.63	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.37	$3.17	+106.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.06	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.27	$2.27	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.28	$2.64	+84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.29	+42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.73	+77.0%
Average			+63.7%

Malta vs. District of Columbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Malta	District of Columbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.07	$4.19	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.91 €30.26	$120.00	+253.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,620.29 €27,332.22	$36,375.00	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.36 €19.07	$16.73	-21.7%
Average			+26.7%

Malta vs. District of Columbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Malta	District of Columbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.05 €28.61	$77.77	+142.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,159.66 €1,035.14	$2,717.33	+134.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$956.81 €854.07	$2,228.89	+132.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.40 €70.87	$161.22	+103.1%
Average			+129.2%

Malta vs. District of Columbia - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Malta	District of Columbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$319.34 €285.05	$3,221.33	+908.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,947.32 €9,771.77	$41,506.00	+279.1%
Average			+518.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malta	District of Columbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 €3.41	$9.00	+135.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 €2.37	$6.15	+131.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.40 €5.71	$13.94	+117.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.65 €58.60	$114.30	+74.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.37 €9.26	$18.00	+73.6%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Malta	District of Columbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.72 €64.91	$71.42	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.01 €43.74	$44.11	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.91 €85.61	$104.50	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.59 €90.68	$125.16	+23.2%
Average			+4.4%

Malta vs. District of Columbia - Cost of clothing

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