Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 48.5% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Malta, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$17.72
€16.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$9.84
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.32
€2.16
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$8.49
€7.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$104.47
€97.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$28,989.41
€27,079.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$23.81
€22.24
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$44.56
€41.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$1,134.22
€1,059.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$969.29
€905.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$179.88
€168.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$1,616.01
€1,509.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$6,406.01
€5,983.90
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$36.22
€33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$13.01
€12.15
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Malta
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$88.46
€82.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$41.75
€39.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$96.66
€90.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$123.64
€115.49
|
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