Cost of living comparison
India is 67.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in India instead of Malta, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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