Malta vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3473
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$849
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1554
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1484
$951
💸 GDP per capita
$40396
$20016
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
41
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
553K
1.37M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1475) is 35% more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1090). Malta ranked 34th vs 70th for Trinidad and Tobago 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 0.9 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 35th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Malta and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$9.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$72.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1373
$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4272
$3493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$1665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.82
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7905
$4810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1384
32K
Birkirkara
$1524
24.4K
Mosta
$1346
20.2K
Sliema
$1749
16.9K
Marsaskala
$1325
15.6K
Zabbar
$1415
15.4K
Naxxar
$1486
13.4K
Gzira
$1624
8.03K
San Gwann
$1555
12.5K
Valletta
$1583
6.44K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Port of Spain
$1193
84.1K
Chaguanas
$1064
83.5K
San Fernando
$953
55.4K
Scarborough
$1084
17K
San Juan
$1178
13.8K