Croatia vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$3473
🏠 One person rent
$610
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$1027
$1554
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1375
$1484
💸 GDP per capita
$21865
$40396
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
84
75
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
3.87M
553K

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1179) is 20% less expensive than in Malta ($1475). Croatia ranked 58th vs 34th 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 Croatia compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 44th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Malta

We calculate prices for Croatia and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Croatia Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.38
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4042
$4272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2902
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$5.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.31
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$326
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9827
$7905

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Malta

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1253
767K
Split
$1337
161K
Rijeka
$1152
108K
Osijek
$958
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1101
61.1K
Zadar
$1122
70.8K
Pula
$941
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$847
49.9K
Dubrovnik
$1227
41.6K
Karlovac
$912
49.4K
Kastela
$1266
37.8K
Sibenik
$1053
42.6K
Bjelovar
$1008
36.3K
Hvar
$1274
3.98K
Cavtat
$1187
2.19K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1384
32K
Birkirkara
$1524
24.4K
Mosta
$1346
20.2K
Sliema
$1749
16.9K
Marsaskala
$1325
15.6K
Zabbar
$1415
15.4K
Naxxar
$1486
13.4K
Gzira
$1624
8.03K
San Gwann
$1555
12.5K
Valletta
$1583
6.44K