Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.9 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴316.92
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.19
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.19
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴155.52
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴151.56
|
$4.04
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴68.46
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.63
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.02
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.40
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴39.15
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.45
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.13
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴213.75
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴369.74
|
$28.59
€26.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
$18,690.64
€17,213.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴147.89
|
$26.39
€24.30
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
$51.54
€47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
$1,026.15
€945.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
$907.05
€835.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
$132.11
€121.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
$677.26
€623.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
$10,444.77
€9,619.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.26
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴52.42
|
$3.14
€2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
$6.05
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
$91.88
€84.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴158.46
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Valletta
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
$129.19
€118.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
$122.31
€112.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
$166.29
€153.15
|
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