Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.6 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Valletta instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Valletta
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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