Cost of living comparison
Malta is 28.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Malta instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.21
€27.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.88
€20.44
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$914.55
€854.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$729.88
€681.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$395.67
€369.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$64.27
€60.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$10.29
€9.61
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Mali
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.26
€76.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.90
€81.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$114.30
€106.77
|
|
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