Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 41.5% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Malta, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Malta
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
|
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