Cost of living comparison
Russia is 54.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Russia instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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