Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 26.5% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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