Malta vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3922
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1022
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1782
$957
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.8
$39.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1974
$927
💸 GDP per capita
$43899
$13263
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
46
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
26%
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
82
64
🏙️ Population
569K
624K

The average cost of living in Malta ($1726) is 58% more expensive than in Montenegro ($1090). Malta ranked 29th vs 82nd for Montenegro in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malta compared to 0.8 months in Montenegro. Ranked 33rd and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Malta and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.6
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.21
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1130
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2149
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
5.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4575
$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.85
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9433
$8893

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1568
40.2K
Birkirkara
$1783
24.4K
Mosta
$1739
25.5K
Naxxar
$1688
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1512
15.6K
Sliema
$2130
16.9K
San Gwann
$1749
16.1K
Zabbar
$1715
18K
Gzira
$1857
8.03K
Valletta
$1810
6.44K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1066
151K
Ulcinj
$1119
19.9K
Budva
$1206
13.3K
Cetinje
$990
14K
Bar
$1150
13.7K
Plav
$1150
13.8K
Berane
$1156
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1193
3.59K
Kotor
$1288
961