Malta vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1562
$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2001
🏠 One person rent
$900
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1537
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$543
💸 GDP per capita
$37882
$6651
😃 Human freedom index
8.2
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
42
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
2%
🎓 Higher education
74
46
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
553K
2.6M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1562) is 91% more expensive than in Moldova ($817). Malta ranked 32nd vs 119th for Moldova 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 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 36th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Moldova

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

Malta Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.73
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3022
$1106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.4
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9030
$4720

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Birkirkara
$1591
24.4K
Mosta
$1434
20.2K
St. Paul's Bay
$1649
32K
Sliema
$1771
16.9K
Marsaskala
$1341
15.6K
Zabbar
$1334
15.4K
San Gwann
$1643
12.5K
Naxxar
$1519
13.4K
Gzira
$1747
8.03K
Valletta
$1649
6.44K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$876
639K
Balti
$956
97.9K
Tiraspol
$491
134K
Bender
$537
76.2K
Ungheni
$1131
30.8K
Cahul
$846
30K
Dubasari
$806
28.5K
Soroca
$909
22.2K
Orhei
$860
21.1K
Comrat
$819
20.1K