Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 22.2% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.82
€1.71
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.41
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$4.04
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.49
€4.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.84
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$28.59
€26.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$26.39
€24.75
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$907.05
€850.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$677.26
€635.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$166.29
€155.96
|
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