Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Malta
  3. United States
  4. Massachusetts
  5. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
USD

Massachusetts is 44.7% more expensive than Malta.

If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Malta, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.8% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.61
€15.45
$16.27 -7.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.73
€8.53
$8.18 -15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.02
€1.78
$2.21 +9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.33
€1.17
$1.72 +29.3%
Average +3.8%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 45.6% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.36
€1.19
$2.95 +117.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.14
€4.51
$7.36 +43.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.31
€3.78
$3.50 -18.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.90
€2.54
$2.79 -3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.54
€3.11
$4.19 +18.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.36
€1.20
$2.31 +69.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
€0.91
$0.75 -27.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.31
€1.15
$2.47 +89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.32
€1.16
$2.37 +79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.86
€0.75
$1.57 +82.8%
Onions (1 lb) $1.05
€0.92
$1.59 +51.7%
Average +45.6%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 0.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.33
€5.55
$2.60 -58.9%
Monthly public transit pass $30.76
€26.97
$62.43 +103.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,165.32
€22,067.49
$23,564.73 -6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $28.61
€25.09
$17.95 -37.3%
Average +0.1%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 78.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.21
€35.26
$76.00 +89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $974.19
€854.27
$1,588.25 +63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $794.22
€696.45
$1,353.63 +70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $74.35
€65.19
$142.85 +92.1%
Average +78.6%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.91
€425.22
$1,305.88 +169.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,262.50
€7,245.39
$21,350.93 +158.4%
Average +163.9%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of childcare
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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.81
€2.46
$5.33 +89.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
€2.22
$4.49 +77.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.78
€5.95
$10.30 +52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $64.84
€56.86
$48.84 -24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.58
€9.28
$12.87 +21.6%
Average +43.2%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 22.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.76
€70.82
$43.17 -46.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.29
€37.08
$33.97 -19.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.69
€84.78
$75.34 -22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $106.58
€93.46
$106.17 -0.4%
Average -22.2%
Malta vs. Massachusetts - Cost of clothing
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