Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 1.7% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.20
|
$14.40
€13.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.52
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$4.03
€3.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$5.24
€4.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$8.73
€8.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.33
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,213.15
|
$35,182.39
€32,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.30
|
$18.20
€16.76
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.46
|
$21.87
€20.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€945.04
|
$1,063.35
€979.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€835.34
|
$840.88
€774.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€121.67
|
$80.65
€74.27
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€623.72
|
$378.45
€348.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,619.11
|
$6,404.29
€5,898.03
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$8.52
€7.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.90
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.57
|
$10.66
€9.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€84.62
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$16.99
€15.64
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€118.97
|
$92.71
€85.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$36.44
€33.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€112.64
|
$79.67
€73.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€153.15
|
$119.75
€110.29
|
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