Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

VND

Vietnam is 44.9% cheaper than Malta.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Malta, you would:

pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Malta	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.61 €15.45	$1.82 ₫41,335	-89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 €8.53	$4.03 ₫91,488	-58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.78	$0.55 ₫12,490	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 €1.17	$0.33 ₫7,559	-75.0%
Average			-74.0%

Malta vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Malta	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 €1.19	$0.75 ₫17,071	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 €4.51	$7.76 ₫176,144	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 €3.78	$5.60 ₫127,115	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 €2.54	$1.25 ₫28,340	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 €3.11	$1.57 ₫35,712	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.20	$1.30 ₫29,601	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.43 ₫9,861	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.15	$0.71 ₫16,214	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.16	$0.38 ₫8,668	-71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$0.55 ₫12,407	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.92	$0.45 ₫10,167	-57.2%
Average			-31.7%

Malta vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Malta	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.33 €5.55	$3.32 ₫75,381	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.76 €26.97	$7.65 ₫173,722	-75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,165.32 €22,067.49	$40,556.96 ₫920,805,117	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.61 €25.09	$5.50 ₫124,893	-80.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	Malta	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.21 €35.26	$11.41 ₫258,961	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$974.19 €854.27	$378.72 ₫8,598,392	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.22 €696.45	$269.04 ₫6,108,326	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.35 €65.19	$46.96 ₫1,066,244	-36.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Malta	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.91 €425.22	$137.34 ₫3,118,157	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.50 €7,245.39	$9,034.52 ₫205,119,690	+9.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Malta	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.81 €2.46	$0.99 ₫22,450	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 €2.22	$1.70 ₫38,494	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.78 €5.95	$1.16 ₫26,239	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.84 €56.86	$22.60 ₫513,030	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 €9.28	$3.61 ₫82,024	-65.8%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Malta	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.76 €70.82	$37.35 ₫847,944	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.29 €37.08	$34.24 ₫777,342	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.69 €84.78	$105.76 ₫2,401,212	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.58 €93.46	$86.06 ₫1,953,894	-19.3%
Average			-20.7%

Malta vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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