Malta vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3890
$3136
🏠 One person rent
$1033
$770
🏘️ Family rent
$1793
$1286
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1909
$1460
💸 GDP per capita
$43899
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
48
🌐 English speaking %
88.5%
25.7%
🎓 Higher education
76
77
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
569K
5.42M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1725) is 28% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1348). Malta ranked 29th vs 49th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 34th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Malta and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.4
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1135
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$887
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2161
$1324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1709
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4470
$4358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$34.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$6.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.6
$78.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9752
$12394

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Cities Comparison in Malta vs Slovakia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
40.2K
Mosta
$1769
25.5K
Birkirkara
$1769
24.4K
Zabbar
$1750
18K
Naxxar
$1639
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1596
15.6K
Sliema
$2127
16.9K
San Gwann
$1764
16.1K
Gzira
$1852
8.03K
Valletta
$1824
6.44K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1590
481K
Kosice
$1512
222K
Petrzalka
$1475
112K
Nitra
$1218
75.3K
Zilina
$1184
79.9K
Presov
$1044
81.2K
Trnava
$1308
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1117
73.1K
Martin
$1160
50.2K
Trencin
$1255
54.1K
Prievidza
$1032
42K
Povazska Bystrica
$1252
36.7K
Poprad
$1281
48K
Zvolen
$1340
38.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1209
29.7K
Komarno
$1156
31.6K
Nove Zamky
$1126
35.6K
Michalovce
$1162
34.9K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34K
Levice
$928
30.2K
Piestany
$967
26.1K
Lucenec
$1031
24.4K
Ruzomberok
$1271
26.1K