Cost of living comparison
compared to
Yemen vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary
Yemen is 8.4% cheaper than Malta overall.
Yemen vs. Malta Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Yemen instead of Malta, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
€15.71
|
$7.57
YER1,804
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€9.82
|
$9.77
YER2,326
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.09
|
$1.41
YER335
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.47
|
$0.73
YER173
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
€1.10
|
$1.43
YER341
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
€4.33
|
$4.22
YER1,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.03
€4.39
|
$9.19
YER2,189
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.24
|
$5.26
YER1,253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.03
€3.52
|
$4.83
YER1,151
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.30
|
$2.51
YER597
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.86
|
$0.81
YER194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.10
|
$1.82
YER433
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.22
|
$1.02
YER244
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.97
YER231
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.86
YER206
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries
pay 66.1% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
€5.17
|
$10.62
YER2,529
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.36
€21.30
|
$80.08
YER19,074
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,920.78
€27,035.74
|
$16,715.42
YER4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.98
€24.47
|
$28.63
YER6,820
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.98
€29.71
|
$77.76
YER18,520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,136.89
€994.04
|
$232.18
YER55,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$992.07
€867.42
|
$165.92
YER39,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
€70.75
|
$57.78
YER13,763
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of housing
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.75
€410.73
|
$77.38
YER18,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,931.03
€8,683.25
|
$2,249.75
YER536K
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
€3.58
|
$2.28
YER544
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$3.46
YER823
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
€5.74
|
$4.66
YER1,110
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.29
€56.21
|
$65.76
YER15,663
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
€9.39
|
$5.64
YER1,343
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.64
€81.00
|
$52.93
YER12,607
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.37
€39.67
|
$112.92
YER26,896
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.01
€90.94
|
$75.22
YER17,916
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.90
€96.97
|
$78.60
YER18,722
|
|
Malta vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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