Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 3.1% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Malta
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in Malta
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Malta
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Malta
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Malta
Clothing: pay 69.6% more in Malta

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Malta are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Malta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Malta.

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Malta vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$17.59 €15.66	+75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$11.93 €10.62	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.30 €2.05	+25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.63 €1.45	-18.3%
Average			+35.2%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$1.27 €1.13	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$4.61 €4.10	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$4.97 €4.42	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$3.68 €3.28	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$4.47 €3.98	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.53 €1.36	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.12 €1.00	-65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.43 €1.27	-63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.43 €1.28	-75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.90 €0.80	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.98 €0.87	-60.9%
Average			-55.3%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$5.68 €5.06	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.91 €30.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.36 €19.01
Average			-0.4%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$32.05 €28.52	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$956.81 €851.60	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$79.40 €70.66	-58.5%
Average			+2.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$319.34 €284.22	+112.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	+314.7%
Average			+197.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$3.82 €3.40	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$2.66 €2.36	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$6.40 €5.69	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$65.65 €58.43	+75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.37 €9.23
Average			+2.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.6% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$72.72 €64.73	+3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$49.01 €43.62	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$95.91 €85.36	+219.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$101.59 €90.42	+103.2%
Average			+69.6%

Marshall Islands vs. Malta - Cost of clothing

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