Cost of Living Comparison

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Ohio is 6.7% more expensive than Malta.

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

pay 19.6% less for restaurants

	Malta	Ohio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.61 €15.45	$11.82	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 €8.53	$7.07	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.78	$1.71	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 €1.17	$1.30	-2.3%
Average			-19.6%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Malta	Ohio
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 €1.19	$2.17	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 €4.51	$4.94	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 €3.78	$2.31	-46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 €2.54	$1.66	-42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 €3.11	$3.39	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.20	$1.96	+43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.65	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.15	$2.00	+52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.16	$1.76	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$1.10	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.92	$1.19	+14.1%
Average			+8.9%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Malta	Ohio
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.33 €5.55	$2.48	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.76 €26.97	$59.71	+94.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,165.32 €22,067.49	$22,562.00	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.61 €25.09	$15.98	-44.1%
Average			-5.3%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Malta	Ohio
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.21 €35.26	$67.36	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$974.19 €854.27	$836.43	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.22 €696.45	$640.48	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.35 €65.19	$129.47	+74.1%
Average			+27.0%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of housing

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pay 56.6% more for childcare

	Malta	Ohio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.91 €425.22	$795.77	+64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.50 €7,245.39	$12,316.74	+49.1%
Average			+56.6%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malta	Ohio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.81 €2.46	$3.73	+32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 €2.22	$3.95	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.78 €5.95	$6.61	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.84 €56.86	$29.51	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 €9.28	$10.16	-3.9%
Average			+5.5%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Malta	Ohio
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.76 €70.82	$41.33	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.29 €37.08	$34.00	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.69 €84.78	$70.36	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.58 €93.46	$96.24	-9.7%
Average			-26.3%

Malta vs. Ohio - Cost of clothing

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