Cost of living comparison
Laos is 7.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Laos instead of Malta, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$2.73
₭57,852
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.82
₭17,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.51
₭10,871
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$9.92
₭210,301
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.94
₭41,111
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$2.15
₭45,494
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.85
₭18,012
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.38
₭29,196
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.85
₭39,241
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.10
₭23,358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.01
₭21,470
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.35
|
$4.46
₭94,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.41
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.53
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€858.08
|
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.81
|
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.23
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.23
₭26,026
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.02
₭42,744
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.30
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.24
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
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