Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malta vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary
Malta is 28.2% cheaper than Norway overall.
Malta vs. Norway Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malta instead of Norway, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
$17.59
€15.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
$11.93
€10.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
$2.30
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
$1.63
€1.45
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
$4.61
€4.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
$4.97
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
$3.68
€3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
$4.47
€3.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
$1.53
€1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
$1.12
€1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
$0.90
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of groceries
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
$5.68
€5.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
$33.91
€30.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
$30,620.29
€27,253.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
$21.36
€19.01
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of transportation
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
$32.05
€28.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
$1,159.66
€1,032.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
$956.81
€851.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
$79.40
€70.66
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of housing
pay 18.3% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
$319.34
€284.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
$10,947.32
€9,743.51
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of childcare
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
$3.82
€3.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
$2.66
€2.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
$6.40
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
$65.65
€58.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
$10.37
€9.23
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
$72.72
€64.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
$49.01
€43.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
$95.91
€85.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
$101.59
€90.42
|
|
Norway vs. Malta - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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