Ireland vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5272
$3473
🏠 One person rent
$1570
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$2720
$1554
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1484
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$40396
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
46
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
88
75
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
5.15M
553K

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2387) is 62% more expensive than in Malta ($1475). Ireland ranked 9th 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 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 4th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Malta

We calculate prices for Ireland and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1635
$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$4272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4389
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$5.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1113
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7289
$7905

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K

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