Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.2 times more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$27.49
€25.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$6.10
€5.71
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$7.28
€6.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$77.33
€72.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$5,728.44
€5,355.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$3,664.83
€3,426.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$146.95
€137.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$659.67
€616.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Valletta
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$132.67
€124.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$153.65
€143.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$523.34
€489.26
|
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