Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 24.1% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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