Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 5.3% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6% more in Valletta
- Groceries
-
pay 36.7% less in Valletta
- Transportation
-
pay 17.2% more in Valletta
- Housing
-
pay 46.5% less in Valletta
- Childcare
-
pay 29.6% more in Valletta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.2% less in Valletta
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% more in Valletta
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Valletta are more expensive than in Road Town. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Valletta.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.56
€2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.91
€1.69
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.82
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$4.62
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$3.16
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.68
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$5.44
€4.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,186.43
€22,195.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.79
€23.61
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$30.37
€26.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,093.20
€963.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$955.66
€842.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$67.53
€59.51
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$660.21
€581.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$8,574.10
€7,555.84
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.29
€3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.50
€2.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$5.95
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$47.16
€41.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Road Town
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$91.77
€80.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$35.73
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$93.78
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$101.82
€89.73
|
|
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