Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 16.0% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$6.41
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$4.49
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$28.59
€26.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$26.39
€24.50
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$907.05
€842.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$677.26
€628.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$91.88
€85.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$166.29
€154.43
|
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