Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 35.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Malta, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
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