Cost of living comparison
Malta is 95.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Malta instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.27
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.14
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.79
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿288.99
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿233.50
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.72
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.23
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.33
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.62
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.21
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.65
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.31
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
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