Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.2 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Malta instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 89.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$5.70
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$29.21
€27.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$21.88
€20.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$914.55
€857.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$729.88
€684.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$395.67
€371.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.48
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$64.27
€60.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$10.29
€9.65
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$114.30
€107.20
|
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