Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Spain instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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