Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Germany instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.20
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.33
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,213.15
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.30
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.46
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€945.04
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€835.34
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€121.67
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€623.72
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,619.11
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.90
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.57
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€84.62
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€118.97
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€112.64
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€153.15
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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