Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 43.4% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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