Cost of living comparison
Romania is 29.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Romania instead of Malta, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$8.50
RON39.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.73
RON8.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.42
RON6.62
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$3.76
RON17.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$5.57
RON25.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$2.73
RON12.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.67
RON3.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.64
RON2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.84
RON3.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.37
RON1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.41
RON1.93
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$5.68
RON26.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
$19.80
RON92.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$6.26
RON29.14
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$2.02
RON9.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.17
RON10.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
$37.57
RON174.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$6.14
RON28.58
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$80.78
RON375.86
|
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