Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 62.3% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$19.49
€17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$10.29
€9.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$2.62
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.99
€1.79
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.46
€1.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$5.28
€4.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$4.54
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.87
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.90
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.82
€1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.23
€1.11
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$5.49
€4.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF589.1900
|
$25,450.20
€22,933.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$29.24
€26.35
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$38.58
€34.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2900
|
$1,095.02
€986.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4000
|
$900.23
€811.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9600
|
$112.57
€101.44
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6500
|
$667.12
€601.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF230.9900
|
$10,288.38
€9,271.17
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.69
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$5.96
€5.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Santiago
|
Valletta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$127.25
€114.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$62.27
€56.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5100
|
$157.03
€141.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6500
|
$200.35
€180.54
|
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