Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 30.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
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pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
€4.85
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$4.54
€4.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.90
€4.51
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
€1.31
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
€1.07
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.82
€1.67
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.56
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
€1.13
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pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,450.20
€23,403.57
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.24
€26.89
|
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pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$38.58
€35.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,095.02
€1,006.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$900.23
€827.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$112.57
€103.52
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$667.12
€613.47
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,288.38
€9,461.02
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pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.48
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$81.22
€74.69
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$127.25
€117.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.27
€57.26
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$157.03
€144.41
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$200.35
€184.24
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