Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malta vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary
Malta is 95.4% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.1 times more in Malta
- Groceries
-
pay 42.6% more in Malta
- Transportation
-
pay 44.1% more in Malta
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Malta
- Childcare
-
pay 10.1% more in Malta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.2% more in Malta
- Clothing
-
pay 69.5% more in Malta
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Malta are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Malta.
Malta vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown
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 |
$2.67
THB85.43
|
$17.96
€15.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
THB223.63
|
$11.23
€9.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB23.49
|
$2.39
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
THB11.51
|
$1.68
€1.45
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
THB45.03
|
$1.26
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
THB252.05
|
$4.95
€4.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
THB229.11
|
$5.03
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
THB66.18
|
$3.71
€3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
THB45.15
|
$4.03
€3.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
THB42.47
|
$1.48
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB18.95
|
$0.98
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB28.72
|
$1.26
€1.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
THB24.08
|
$1.39
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB22.77
|
$0.83
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB19.72
|
$1.00
€0.86
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of groceries
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
THB154.50
|
$5.92
€5.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.12
THB899.09
|
$24.36
€21.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,471.21
THB974,258.89
|
$30,920.78
€26,663.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
THB336.66
|
$27.98
€24.13
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.52
THB592.20
|
$33.98
€29.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.60
THB13,256.12
|
$1,136.89
€980.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.86
THB8,532.32
|
$992.07
€855.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.46
THB1,933.10
|
$80.91
€69.77
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of housing
pay 10.1% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.13
THB11,482.48
|
$469.75
€405.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,104.31
THB355,039.19
|
$9,931.03
€8,563.80
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of childcare
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
THB68.88
|
$4.09
€3.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
THB63.01
|
$2.73
€2.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
THB137.94
|
$6.57
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.45
THB1,709.08
|
$64.29
€55.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.32
THB201.98
|
$10.74
€9.26
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 69.5% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.08
THB1,185.58
|
$92.64
€79.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.48
THB942.56
|
$45.37
€39.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.15
THB2,914.34
|
$104.01
€89.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.13
THB2,210.16
|
$110.90
€95.63
|
|
Thailand vs. Malta - Cost of clothing
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