Austria vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$3890
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$1033
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$58.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1909
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$43899
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
49
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
88.5%
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
9.18M
569K

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 18% more expensive than in Malta ($1725). Austria ranked 19th vs 29th for Malta in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.1 months in Malta. Ranked 15th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Malta

We calculate prices for Austria and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$887
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$2161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$94.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$23.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$9752

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Malta

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
40.2K
Mosta
$1769
25.5K
Birkirkara
$1769
24.4K
Zabbar
$1750
18K
Naxxar
$1639
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1596
15.6K
Sliema
$2127
16.9K
San Gwann
$1764
16.1K
Gzira
$1852
8.03K
Valletta
$1824
6.44K