Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Malta instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$5.70
€5.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$29.21
€27.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$21.88
€20.53
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$914.55
€858.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$729.88
€684.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$395.67
€371.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$64.27
€60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$114.30
€107.24
|
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