Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 56.9% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.0% more in Valletta
- Groceries
-
pay 73.2% more in Valletta
- Transportation
-
pay 49.9% more in Valletta
- Housing
-
pay 37.8% more in Valletta
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Valletta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.8% more in Valletta
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Valletta
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Valletta are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Valletta.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,793
|
$16.08
€14.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP683,533
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,208
|
$2.56
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,112
|
$1.91
€1.68
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,830
|
$1.39
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,899
|
$4.82
€4.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,671
|
$4.62
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,089
|
$3.16
€2.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,232
|
$3.68
€3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,894
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,709
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,741
|
$1.15
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,737
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,040
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,245
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,345
|
$5.44
€4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,710,951
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,684,380,464
|
$25,186.43
€22,106.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,140,862
|
$26.79
€23.52
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,852,154
|
$30.37
€26.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,056,813
|
$1,093.20
€959.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,156,641
|
$955.66
€838.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,422,550
|
$67.53
€59.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,352,482
|
$660.21
€579.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,859,545
|
$8,574.10
€7,525.49
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,438
|
$4.29
€3.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,542
|
$2.50
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,959
|
$5.95
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,309,108
|
$47.16
€41.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,355
|
$16.08
€14.11
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,990,574
|
$91.77
€80.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,177,019
|
$35.73
€31.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,227,558
|
$93.78
€82.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,906,642
|
$101.82
€89.37
|
|
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