Cost of living comparison
Malta is 19.1% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Malta instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.65
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.17
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.42
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,030.54
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.17
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.62
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,719.79
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.35
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.38
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.56
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.75
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.07
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.26
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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