Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 52.8% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.40
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.90
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.81
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,490.90
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.88
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.12
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€764.54
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.50
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.79
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.95
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,258.48
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.54
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.38
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.67
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.25
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.13
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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