Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 10.3% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.82
€1.71
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$6.41
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$4.04
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$4.49
€4.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.84
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$28.59
€26.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$26.39
€24.75
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$907.05
€850.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$677.26
€635.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Valletta
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$166.29
€155.96
|
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