Cost of living comparison
London is 57.8% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in London instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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