Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 47.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Malta, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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