Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 34.0% more expensive than Budapest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.6% more in Valletta
- Groceries
-
pay 36.2% more in Valletta
- Transportation
-
pay 34.0% more in Valletta
- Housing
-
pay 50.7% more in Valletta
- Childcare
-
pay 18.5% more in Valletta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.8% more in Valletta
- Clothing
-
pay 9.2% more in Valletta
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Valletta are more expensive than in Budapest.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF3,565.82
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF2,674.36
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF517.02
|
$2.56
€2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF400.86
|
$1.91
€1.62
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF501.69
|
$1.39
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,496.53
|
$4.82
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,348.57
|
$4.62
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF824.30
|
$3.16
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF827.01
|
$3.68
€3.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF239.66
|
$1.41
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF270.22
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF273.56
|
$1.15
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF397.40
|
$1.58
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF172.52
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF185.44
|
$0.82
€0.69
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,091.72
|
$5.44
€4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF7,978.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF9,137,401.82
|
$25,186.43
€21,383.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,118.52
|
$26.79
€22.75
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,094.73
|
$30.37
€25.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF217,848.73
|
$1,093.20
€928.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF162,003.11
|
$955.66
€811.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF35,725.71
|
$67.53
€57.33
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF143,661.21
|
$660.21
€560.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF3,576,682.83
|
$8,574.10
€7,279.35
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF891.45
|
$4.29
€3.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF804.35
|
$2.50
€2.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,028.06
|
$5.95
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF16,711.52
|
$47.16
€40.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,585.22
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF25,352.38
|
$91.77
€77.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF12,446.84
|
$35.73
€30.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF29,393.64
|
$93.78
€79.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF31,692.72
|
$101.82
€86.44
|
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