Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.7% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Austria instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
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