Cost of living comparison
Paris is 25.0% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Paris instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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