Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Poland instead of Malta, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.35
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.41
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.53
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€858.08
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.81
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.23
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.30
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.24
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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