Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 44.2% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Helier or Valletta. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.