Cost of living comparison
Norway is 29.8% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Norway instead of Malta, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Malta
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
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