Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Malta instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$9.42
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$29.21
€27.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$24,036.28
€22,321.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$21.88
€20.32
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$35.69
€33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$914.55
€849.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$729.88
€677.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$79.58
€73.90
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$395.67
€367.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$8,258.81
€7,669.54
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$64.27
€59.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$82.26
€76.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$40.09
€37.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$114.30
€106.14
|
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