Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 7.4 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 10.2 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs343
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs561
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs662
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs258
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs108
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs879
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,078
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,722,998
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,216
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,345
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,945
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,978
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs11,002
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,955
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs588
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs295
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,429
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs784
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,539
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,662
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,439
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,200
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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