Cost of living comparison
Malta is 67.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Malta instead of Poland, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
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pay 72.6% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 74.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$114.30
€107.20
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