Bhutan vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$1415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$127
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$1579
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$1508
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$33941
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
51
🌐 English speaking %
75%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
1
75
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
808K
465K

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 72% less expensive than in Malta ($1415). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 35th 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 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 1.1 months in Malta. Ranked 86th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Malta

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bhutan Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$3.21
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$3056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$7.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$68.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$7038

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Mosta
$1332
20.2K
Birkirkara
$1488
24.4K
Sliema
$1616
16.9K
Naxxar
$1256
13.4K
Zabbar
$1292
15.4K
San Gwann
$1614
12.5K
Marsaskala
$1310
12.1K
St. Paul's Bay
$1203
21K
Gzira
$1657
8.03K
Valletta
$1692
6.44K