Cost of living comparison
Malta is 59.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Malta instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 38.7% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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