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Malta

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Ramat Gan vs. Mosta Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 47.5% more expensive than Mosta.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 34.1% more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Mosta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ramat Gan.

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Ramat Gan vs. Mosta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Mosta, you would:

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$23.11 ₪71.52	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$19.53 ₪60.44	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$3.52 ₪10.89	+71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$2.73 ₪8.46	+144.2%
Average			+56.5%

Mosta vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$3.32 ₪10.26	+131.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$6.51 ₪20.16	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 €4.50	$9.95 ₪30.79	+96.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.33 €2.96	$4.58 ₪14.19	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 €4.85	$8.64 ₪26.73	+58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.53	$1.96 ₪6.08	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.48 ₪4.57	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.20 ₪3.70	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 €1.51	$1.09 ₪3.37	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$0.86 ₪2.65	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.76 ₪2.36	-34.8%
Average			+23.9%

Mosta vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$9.81 ₪30.36	+72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$107.42 ₪332.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$57,582.76 ₪178K	+105.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$14.19 ₪43.92	-22.2%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 34.1% more for housing

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$41.92 ₪129.73	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,063.75 €946.77	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 €80.97	$219.72 ₪679.98	+141.5%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	+408.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	+134.8%
Average			+245.4%

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pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 €2.49	$9.77 ₪30.22	+248.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.41 €2.14	$4.69 ₪14.51	+94.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$13.54 ₪41.91	+116.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.30 €67.02	$73.78 ₪228.33	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$14.65 ₪45.33	+30.8%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Mosta	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$104.16 ₪322.35	+81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.96 €61.38	$65.10 ₪201.47	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.13 €99.80	$151.21 ₪467.96	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$161.99 ₪501.31	+24.1%
Average			+30.1%

Mosta vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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