Cost of living comparison
Washington is 74.0% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Washington instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.41
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.17
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,392.55
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€26.88
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.46
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,006.49
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€827.45
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€103.47
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€613.18
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,456.56
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.47
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€74.66
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€116.96
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.24
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€144.34
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€184.15
|
$173.48
|
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