Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 45.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.35
|
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.41
|
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.53
|
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€858.08
|
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.81
|
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.23
|
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.30
|
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.24
|
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
|
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