Cost of living comparison
Malta is 1.6% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Malta instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$29.21
€27.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.88
€20.44
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.69
€33.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$914.55
€854.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$729.88
€681.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.58
€74.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$395.67
€369.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.27
€60.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.29
€9.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Malta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.26
€76.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.09
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.90
€81.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.30
€106.77
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