Cost of living comparison
Germany is 18.3% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Germany instead of Malta, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.35
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.41
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.53
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€858.08
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.81
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.23
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.30
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.24
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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