Cost of living comparison
Russia is 54.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Russia instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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