Cost of living comparison
Canada is 0.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Canada instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
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Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
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pay 46.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
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