Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 4.0% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.77
|
$6.41
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$4.49
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.34
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.52
|
$28.59
€26.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$26.39
€24.50
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
$907.05
€842.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
$677.26
€628.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.82
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.68
|
$91.88
€85.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Valletta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.98
|
$166.29
€154.43
|
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