Cost of living comparison

 Bratislava, Slovakia
compared to
 Valletta, Malta
Valletta vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Valletta is 12.7% more expensive than Bratislava.

Restaurants
pay 32.7% more in Valletta
Groceries
pay 5.1% more in Valletta
Transportation
pay 19.3% more in Valletta
Housing
pay 20.1% more in Valletta
Childcare
pay 18.0% less in Valletta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.3% more in Valletta
Clothing
pay 8.6% more in Valletta

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Valletta are more expensive than in Bratislava.

Valletta vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Valletta instead of Bratislava, you would:

pay 32.7% more for restaurants

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€9.44
$16.08
€14.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.56
$10.72
€9.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.96
€1.73
$2.56
€2.26

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Bread
1 loaf
$1.75
€1.54
$1.39
€1.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
€5.75
$4.82
€4.25
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
€3.83
$4.62
€4.07

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.43
€5.66
$5.44
€4.79
Monthly public transit pass $38.58
€34.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,650.55
€21,723.05
$25,186.43
€22,195.29

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pay 20.1% more for housing

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.58
€18.13
$30.37
€26.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $769.99
€678.55
$1,093.20
€963.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $617.27
€543.96
$955.66
€842.16

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $612.91
€540.12
$660.21
€581.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,233.33
€13,424.22
$8,574.10
€7,555.84

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
€2.36
$4.29
€3.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.81
€2.48
$2.50
€2.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€4.72
$5.95
€5.24

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

 
Bratislava
Valletta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.52
€64.79
$91.77
€80.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.05
€32.65
$35.73
€31.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.22
€73.34
$93.78
€82.64

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