Cost of living comparison
Malta is 22.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Malta instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA903
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA867
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA620
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA789
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA800
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA780
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
$28.28
€25.99
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
$103.92
€95.52
|
|
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