Cost of living comparison
Malta is 12.0% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Malta instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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