Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.3 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Valletta instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Valletta
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.41
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$4.49
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$28.59
€26.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$26.39
€24.50
|
|
pay 90.6% more for housing
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$907.05
€842.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$677.26
€628.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$91.88
€85.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$166.29
€154.43
|
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