Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.8 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Malta instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$5.70
€5.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.21
€27.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.88
€20.53
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$914.55
€858.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$729.88
€684.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$395.67
€371.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$64.27
€60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Chad
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$114.30
€107.24
|
|
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