Madagascar vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1605
$3461
🏠 One person rent
$228
$873
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$1500
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1458
💸 GDP per capita
$517
$34128
😃 Human freedom index
6.36
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
64.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
51
🌐 English speaking %
18%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
20
78
🏙️ Population
25.6M
465K

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($535) is 64% less expensive than in Malta ($1504). Madagascar ranked 166th 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 0.3 months in Madagascar compared to 1 months in Malta. Ranked 171st and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Malta

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Madagascar Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.89%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.07
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.53
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11610
$8867

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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$600
1.28M
Antsirabe
$353
257K
Toamasina
$461
225K
Toliara
$428
169K

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