Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 19.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$10.09
₡5,057
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.83
₡915
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$1.68
₡839
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$3.67
₡1,839
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$7.11
₡3,563
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$3.84
₡1,922
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.21
₡1,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.53
₡266
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.88
₡440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.98
₡491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.03
₡515
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$6.17
₡3,089
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$35.74
₡17,907
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$13.32
₡6,673
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$686.22
₡343,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$420.20
₡210,562
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$358.07
₡179,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.79
₡1,397
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.05
₡1,528
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$60.66
₡30,395
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.44
₡3,726
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$113.99
₡57,122
|
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