Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 77.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.39
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.72
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.50
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.41
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.23
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.50
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.44
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.44
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.30
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.50
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.94
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.04
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.92
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.23
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.71
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.46
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.47
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON218.52
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.97
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 69.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON454.59
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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