Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 71.6% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Malta, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$15.00
CDF41,438.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$10.08
CDF27,834.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$2.78
CDF7,668.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.84
CDF2,316.06
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$2.26
CDF6,240.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$4.75
CDF13,122.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$8.16
CDF22,555.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$4.38
CDF12,094.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.16
CDF5,974.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$4.12
CDF11,392.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.37
CDF3,797.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$2.07
CDF5,715.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$2.77
CDF7,645.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.63
CDF4,507.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.57
CDF4,324.58
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$4.62
CDF12,758.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$44,341.60
CDF122,497,403.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$14.35
CDF39,643.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$300.00
CDF828,775.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,304,162.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$680.00
CDF1,878,557.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$423.64
CDF1,170,339.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,315,101.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,310,742.84
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$1.74
CDF4,806.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$4.35
CDF12,012.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$3.50
CDF9,669.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$97.50
CDF269,351.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$10.00
CDF27,625.84
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$40.00
CDF110,503.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$35.00
CDF96,690.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$90.00
CDF248,632.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$93.33
CDF257,841.21
|
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