Estonia vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3056
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$654
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1126
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1612
$1511
💸 GDP per capita
$29824
$37882
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
51
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
84
74
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.37M
553K

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1287) is 18% less expensive than in Malta ($1562). Estonia ranked 45th vs 32nd 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 1.3 months in Estonia compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 26th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Malta

We calculate prices for Estonia and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Estonia Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$774
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$290
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3914
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2733
$3022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$32.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$64.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.5
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7284
$9030

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1447
458K
Tartu
$1120
97.8K
Parnu
$1102
41.5K
Narva
$846
53.4K
Kohtla-Jarve
$990
33.4K
Maardu
$1278
17K
Viljandi
$966
17.3K
Rakvere
$973
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1151
13.2K
Sillamae
$979
12.4K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Birkirkara
$1591
24.4K
Mosta
$1434
20.2K
St. Paul's Bay
$1649
32K
Sliema
$1771
16.9K
Marsaskala
$1341
15.6K
Zabbar
$1334
15.4K
San Gwann
$1643
12.5K
Naxxar
$1519
13.4K
Gzira
$1747
8.03K
Valletta
$1649
6.44K