Cost of living comparison

Malta

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 21.6% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Port Vila

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Port Vila are more expensive than in Valletta. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Valletta, you would:

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Valletta	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$12.67 VUV1,500	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$14.35 VUV1,700	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$2.28 VUV270	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$2.36 VUV279	+20.2%
Average			-19.7%

Valletta vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Valletta	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$1.94 VUV230	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$8.86 VUV1,050	+71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 €4.53	$10.63 VUV1,259	+108.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 €3.88	$6.23 VUV737	+42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 €4.85	$7.40 VUV877	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.53	$3.24 VUV384	+88.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.96 VUV113	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.57	$1.78 VUV211	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 €1.51	$4.21 VUV499	+148.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$4.02 VUV476	+367.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.57 VUV186	+3.1%
Average			+59.1%

Valletta vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	Valletta	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$6.78 VUV803	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.55 VUV8,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$9.29 VUV1,100	-49.1%
Average			-7.9%

Valletta vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Valletta	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$363.08 VUV43,000	+1135.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,413.67 €1,258.21	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,112.27 €989.96	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.81 €105.74	$484.28 VUV57,353	+307.6%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Valletta	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$624.84 VUV74,000	+125.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-44.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$5.07 VUV600	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.18 €2.83	$4.08 VUV483	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$9.29 VUV1,100	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 €52.57	$68.29 VUV8,088	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	??
Average			+15.1%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Valletta	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$40.99 VUV4,854	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.96 €61.38	$67.55 VUV8,000	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.13 €99.80	$84.40 VUV9,995	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$101.28 VUV11,995	-22.4%
Average			-20.1%

Valletta vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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