Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 45.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.75
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.12
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,321.29
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.32
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.14
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€849.30
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.81
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.90
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.44
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,669.54
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.69
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
Malta
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.39
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.23
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.14
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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