Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 27.3% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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