Malta vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3473
$2158
🏠 One person rent
$849
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1554
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1484
$678
💸 GDP per capita
$40396
$13790
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
26
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
13%
🎓 Higher education
75
89
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
553K
125M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1475) is 68% more expensive than in Mexico ($880). Malta ranked 34th vs 104th for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malta compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 35th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Malta and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 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.

Malta Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$9.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1373
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4272
$1856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$1375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.82
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7905
$5685

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Cities Comparison in Malta vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K