Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.7% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Austria instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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