Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 41.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
|
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