Cost of living comparison
Malta is 44.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Malta instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$114.59
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$157.15
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.50
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.74
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.28
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$240.39
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$375.03
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$87.93
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$115.93
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$64.76
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.14
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$41.58
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$46.69
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.88
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.10
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$123.95
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,130.47
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,054,205.59
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$306.94
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$751.90
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,315.61
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,580.66
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,812.04
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,709.25
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$366,389.91
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.28
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$87.51
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$122.73
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,243.24
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$303.95
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,138.36
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$993.29
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,528.41
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,604.71
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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