Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 24.1% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 95.1% more in Valletta
- Groceries
-
pay 19.4% more in Valletta
- Transportation
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pay 20.8% more in Valletta
- Housing
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pay 20.2% more in Valletta
- Childcare
-
pay 11.2% more in Valletta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.3% more in Valletta
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0% less in Valletta
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Valletta are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Valletta.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Athens, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$2.56
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.79
|
$4.62
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.50
|
$3.68
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,938.47
|
$25,186.43
€23,158.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$26.79
€24.64
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.93
|
$30.37
€27.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€583.59
|
$1,093.20
€1,005.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€512.45
|
$955.66
€878.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€141.06
|
$67.53
€62.09
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€425.91
|
$660.21
€607.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,859.13
|
$8,574.10
€7,883.87
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.39
|
$47.16
€43.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.87
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€79.18
|
$91.77
€84.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.24
|
$35.73
€32.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€86.21
|
$93.78
€86.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€106.10
|
$101.82
€93.62
|
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