India vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$3461
🏠 One person rent
$182
$873
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1500
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$1458
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$34128
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
51
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
74
75
😀 Quality of life
44
78
🏙️ Population
1.33B
465K

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 71% less expensive than in Malta ($1504). India ranked 191st vs 33rd 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 109th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Malta

We calculate prices for India and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$8867

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Birkirkara
$1524
24.4K
Mosta
$1338
20.2K
Sliema
$1670
16.9K
St. Paul's Bay
$1583
21K
Zabbar
$1278
15.4K
San Gwann
$1608
12.5K
Marsaskala
$1372
12.1K
Naxxar
$1469
13.4K
Gzira
$1708
8.03K
Valletta
$1657
6.44K