Cost of living comparison
Malta is 57.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Malta instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$9.42
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$29.21
€27.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$24,036.28
€22,321.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$21.88
€20.32
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$35.69
€33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$914.55
€849.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$729.88
€677.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$79.58
€73.90
|
|
pay 79.6% more for childcare
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$395.67
€367.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$8,258.81
€7,669.54
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$64.27
€59.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Oman
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$82.26
€76.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$40.09
€37.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$114.30
€106.14
|
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