Cost of living comparison

 Quito, Ecuador
compared to
 Valletta, Malta
Valletta vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Valletta is 72.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Valletta
Groceries
pay 47.0% more in Valletta
Transportation
pay 75.6% more in Valletta
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Valletta
Childcare
pay 73.9% more in Valletta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.4% more in Valletta
Clothing
pay 27.0% more in Valletta

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Valletta are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Valletta.

Valletta vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Valletta instead of Quito, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Valletta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$16.08
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$10.72
€9.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$2.56
€2.36

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

 
Quito
Valletta
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$1.39
€1.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$4.82
€4.43
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$4.62
€4.25

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

 
Quito
Valletta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$5.44
€5.00
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$25,186.43
€23,158.87

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Quito
Valletta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$30.37
€27.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$1,093.20
€1,005.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$955.66
€878.72

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pay 73.9% more for childcare

 
Quito
Valletta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$660.21
€607.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$8,574.10
€7,883.87

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Valletta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$4.29
€3.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$2.50
€2.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$5.95
€5.47

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

 
Quito
Valletta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$91.77
€84.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$35.73
€32.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$93.78
€86.23

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