Cost of living comparison
Malta is 8.2 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Malta instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 10.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs743
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,532
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,846,300
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,882
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,105
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,065
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,087
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,392
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,929
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,114
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,926
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,789
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,381
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,244
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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