Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Laos instead of Malta, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$1.85
LAK39,571
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$4.45
LAK95,059
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$0.78
LAK16,602
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.51
LAK10,968
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.02
LAK21,743
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$14.08
LAK300,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$6.60
LAK141,074
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$2.10
LAK44,917
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.11
LAK45,016
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.90
LAK19,326
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.75
LAK16,103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.98
LAK20,849
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.31
LAK28,000
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.71
LAK15,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.46
LAK9,837
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$4.65
LAK99,492
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$50.97
LAK1,089,671
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$28,928.24
LAK618,416,654
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$14.15
LAK302,538
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$10.22
LAK218,408
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,540,107
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$818.32
LAK17,493,718
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$65.45
LAK1,399,076
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$342.92
LAK7,330,765
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,829,443
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.15
LAK24,553
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.68
LAK35,949
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$1.82
LAK38,950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$51.00
LAK1,090,217
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$2.49
LAK53,258
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$81.96
LAK1,752,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$62.33
LAK1,332,396
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$58.81
LAK1,257,300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$42.69
LAK912,691
|
|
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