Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 13.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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