Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.6 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Malta instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
$5.70
€5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
$29.21
€27.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
$21.88
€20.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
$914.55
€855.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
$729.88
€682.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
|
pay 100.0% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
$395.67
€369.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
$64.27
€60.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
$10.29
€9.62
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
$114.30
€106.86
|
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