Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 52.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
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