Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 15.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Malta, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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