Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 89.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$2.56
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$1.91
€1.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$4.62
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$5.44
€5.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$26.79
€25.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$955.66
€906.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$660.21
€626.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$2.50
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$47.16
€44.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
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