Malta vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1562
$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$900
$1169
🏘️ Family rent
$1537
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$3745
💸 GDP per capita
$37882
$87480
😃 Human freedom index
8.2
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
58
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
74
71
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
553K
2.64M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1562) is 14% less expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Malta ranked 32nd vs 22nd for Qatar 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 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 36th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Malta and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3022
$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.4
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9030
$11222

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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 Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1810
1.19M
Al Khor
$1719
31.5K