Cost of living comparison

Malta

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Guernsey

Saint Peter Port vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 38.8% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Saint Peter Port

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

Saint Peter Port vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Valletta, you would:

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$20.48 £15.37	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.88 £7.41	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$2.87 £2.15	+20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$2.42 £1.82	+23.6%
Average			-10.2%

Valletta vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.14 £1.61	+49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$7.53 £5.65	+45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 €4.53	$9.14 £6.86	+79.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 €3.88	$5.90 £4.42	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 €4.85	$5.59 £4.20	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.53	$2.15 £1.61	+25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.05 £0.79	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.57	$2.96 £2.22	+67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 €1.51	$1.58 £1.19	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.30 £0.97	+50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.10 £0.82	-27.9%
Average			+22.9%

Valletta vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$8.12 £6.09	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.02 £26.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$25.80 £19.36	+41.4%
Average			+36.3%

Valletta vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$55.83 £41.89	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,413.67 €1,258.21	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,112.27 €989.96	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+103.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.81 €105.74	$103.58 £77.71	-12.8%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+653.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+60.9%
Average			+248.2%

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$6.94 £5.21	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.18 €2.83	$4.82 £3.62	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$17.18 £12.89	+174.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 €52.57	$73.34 £55.03	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	$11.89 £8.92	+4.6%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Valletta	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$102.41 £76.84	+78.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.96 €61.38	$29.73 £22.31	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.13 €99.80	$116.73 £87.58	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$89.20 £66.92	-31.7%
Average			-14.0%

Valletta vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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