Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Malta instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$15.69
€14.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,882.44
€23,801.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$28.28
€26.00
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$33.50
€30.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$934.95
€859.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$777.27
€714.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$81.34
€74.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$578.94
€532.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,806.22
€8,098.05
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.37
€50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.33
€9.50
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$89.42
€82.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$86.34
€79.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$103.92
€95.56
|
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