Cost of living comparison
Malta is 84.7% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Malta instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$29.21
€27.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$21.88
€20.44
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$914.55
€854.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$729.88
€681.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$395.67
€369.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$64.27
€60.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$10.29
€9.61
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Laos
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$114.30
€106.77
|
|
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