Malta vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1647
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3772
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$960
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$511
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1788
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$42347
$637
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
9
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
2%
🎓 Higher education
74
17
😀 Quality of life
80
7
🏙️ Population
574K
19M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1647) is 133% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). Malta ranked 30th vs 146th for Somalia 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 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 32nd and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Malta and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1937
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1534
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4176
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3137
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.2
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8797
$565

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Cities Comparison in Malta vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
32K
Birkirkara
$1720
24.4K
Mosta
$1579
20.2K
Marsaskala
$1471
15.6K
Sliema
$1951
16.9K
Naxxar
$1666
13.4K
Zabbar
$1577
15.4K
San Gwann
$1697
12.5K
Gzira
$1739
8.03K
Valletta
$1770
6.44K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$694
760K
Mogadishu
$715
2.12M
Baidoa
$724
598K
Borama
$502
68.1K