Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 27.3% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.23
|
$19.49
€18.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.94
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.60
|
$4.54
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.42
€1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$1.23
€1.15
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.06
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,972.26
|
$25,450.20
€23,746.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.53
|
$29.24
€27.28
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.54
|
$38.58
€36.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,517.03
|
$1,095.02
€1,021.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,213.62
|
$900.23
€839.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.37
|
$112.57
€105.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.94
|
$667.12
€622.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
$10,288.38
€9,599.60
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.51
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.31
|
$81.22
€75.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.51
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.78
|
$127.25
€118.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.52
|
$62.27
€58.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.29
|
$157.03
€146.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG213.06
|
$200.35
€186.94
|
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