Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Douglas
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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