Cost of living comparison
Rome is 8.6% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Rome instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.91
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.82
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,536.50
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.76
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.35
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.79
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€851.04
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.95
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.44
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,799.81
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.21
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.21
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.76
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€156.02
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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