Cost of living comparison
Malta is 4.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Malta instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$28.28
€25.99
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$103.92
€95.52
|
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