Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 17.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Valletta instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
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pay 80.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Valletta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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