India vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$3473
🏠 One person rent
$175
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1554
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$1484
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$40396
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
46
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
1.33B
553K

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 71% less expensive than in Malta ($1475). India ranked 190th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 111th and 35th 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
$3.05
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$4272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$7905

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

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