Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.7% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Malta instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$114.30
€107.20
|
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