Cost of living comparison
Malta is 99.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Malta instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$9.42
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$29.21
€27.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$24,036.28
€22,321.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$21.88
€20.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$35.69
€33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$914.55
€849.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$729.88
€677.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$79.58
€73.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$395.67
€367.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$8,258.81
€7,669.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$64.27
€59.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$82.26
€76.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$40.09
€37.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$114.30
€106.14
|
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