Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 41.2% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 4.4% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 59.6% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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