Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 47.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Malta, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Malta
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Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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