Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.2 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Malta instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$5.70
€5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$29.21
€27.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$21.88
€20.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$914.55
€855.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$729.88
€682.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$395.67
€369.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$64.27
€60.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$10.29
€9.62
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$114.30
€106.86
|
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