Cost of living comparison

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Liechtenstein vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Liechtenstein is 54.2% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants
pay 78.5% more in Liechtenstein
Groceries
pay 71.3% more in Liechtenstein
Transportation
pay 73.6% more in Liechtenstein
Housing
pay 31.5% more in Liechtenstein
Childcare
pay 9.7% more in Liechtenstein
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.9% more in Liechtenstein
Clothing
pay 63.3% more in Liechtenstein

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Liechtenstein are more expensive than in Malta. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Liechtenstein.

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Liechtenstein vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Malta, you would:

pay 78.5% more for restaurants

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.59
€15.70
$31.00
CHF25.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.93
€10.65
$18.00
CHF14.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
€2.05
$4.40
CHF3.65
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pay 71.3% more for groceries

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.27
€1.14
$3.76
CHF3.12
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
€4.11
$13.50
CHF11.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.97
€4.43
$9.37
CHF7.78
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pay 73.6% more for transportation

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
€5.07
$8.81
CHF7.31
Monthly public transit pass $33.91
€30.26
$100.80
CHF83.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,620.29
€27,332.22
$35,072.09
CHF29,098.05
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pay 31.5% more for housing

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.05
€28.61
$60.07
CHF49.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,159.66
€1,035.14
$1,371.58
CHF1,137.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $956.81
€854.07
$1,209.97
CHF1,003.87
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pay 9.7% more for childcare

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $319.34
€285.05
$329.99
CHF273.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,947.32
€9,771.77
$12,743.67
CHF10,572.96
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pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.82
€3.41
$6.40
CHF5.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.66
€2.37
$6.11
CHF5.07
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.40
€5.71
$12.30
CHF10.20
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pay 63.3% more for clothing

 
Malta
Liechtenstein
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $72.72
€64.91
$132.00
CHF109.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.01
€43.74
$49.50
CHF41.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.91
€85.61
$171.99
CHF142.70
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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