Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 33.2% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Malta, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
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