Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 51.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Malta
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Malta
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Malta
Housing: pay 43.7% more in Malta
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Malta
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Malta

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Malta are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Malta.

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Malta vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malta instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$17.59 €15.66	+689.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$11.93 €10.62	+123.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$2.30 €2.05	+191.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$1.63 €1.45	+252.9%
Average			+323.7%

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Laos	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.27 €1.13	+11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$4.61 €4.10	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$4.97 €4.42	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.68 €3.28	+97.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$4.47 €3.98	+59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.53 €1.36	+82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.12 €1.00	+116.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.43 €1.27	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.43 €1.28	+106.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.90 €0.80	+36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.98 €0.87	+99.9%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Laos	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$5.68 €5.06	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$33.91 €30.18	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$21.36 €19.01	+133.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 43.7% more for housing

	Laos	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$32.05 €28.52	+237.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$956.81 €851.60	+51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$79.40 €70.66	+20.7%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Laos	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$319.34 €284.22	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	+9.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$3.82 €3.40	+188.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$2.66 €2.36	+60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.40 €5.69	+258.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$65.65 €58.43	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$10.37 €9.23	+212.6%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Laos	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$72.72 €64.73	+50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$49.01 €43.62	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$95.91 €85.36	+49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$101.59 €90.42	+120.8%
Average			+40.0%

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