Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 33.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.56
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.91
€1.82
|
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pay 65.1% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.82
€4.57
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.62
€4.38
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.68
€3.49
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
€1.34
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.09
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
€1.50
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
€0.80
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
€0.77
|
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pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.44
€5.16
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.79
€25.41
|
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pay 47.3% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$955.66
€906.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$660.21
€626.11
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.50
€2.37
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.95
€5.64
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.16
€44.72
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.08
€15.25
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.77
€87.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.73
€33.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.78
€88.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.82
€96.56
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