Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 16.5% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.58
A$40.52
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.20
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
A$4.33
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
A$3.51
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
A$3.96
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
A$8.44
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
A$10.11
|
$4.54
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.55
A$6.93
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
A$6.10
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
A$2.42
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$1.97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
A$2.38
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
A$4.04
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.81
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
A$1.61
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
A$7.88
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.84
A$173.54
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$45,004.57
|
$25,450.20
€23,403.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
A$27.15
|
$29.24
€26.89
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.35
A$105.72
|
$38.58
€35.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,797.26
A$2,739.72
|
$1,095.02
€1,006.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,415.42
A$2,157.66
|
$900.23
€827.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.07
A$291.26
|
$112.57
€103.52
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,814.59
A$2,766.15
|
$667.12
€613.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,626.48
A$22,296.46
|
$10,288.38
€9,461.02
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$11.14
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.71
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.58
A$40.52
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.03
A$102.17
|
$81.22
€74.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.79
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Canberra
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.73
A$141.35
|
$127.25
€117.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.64
A$127.49
|
$62.27
€57.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.37
A$197.22
|
$157.03
€144.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$172.79
A$263.40
|
$200.35
€184.24
|
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