Cost of living comparison
Australia is 53.7% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Australia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$16.79
A$25.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$9.81
A$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$2.33
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$4.71
A$7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$5.75
A$8.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$3.86
A$5.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.99
A$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.43
A$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.25
A$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.00
A$3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$4.73
A$7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$84.46
A$127.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$27,859.34
A$42,039.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$18.12
A$27.35
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$55.36
A$83.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$1,258.08
A$1,898.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$971.44
A$1,465.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$141.88
A$214.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$1,377.23
A$2,078.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$14,720.56
A$22,213.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$6.69
A$10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$3.60
A$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$28.13
A$42.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$53.84
A$81.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$13.24
A$19.98
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Malta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$75.27
A$113.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$54.30
A$81.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$102.43
A$154.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$118.12
A$178.24
|
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