Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 11.4% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Rome, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$2.56
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Rome
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.71
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.94
|
$4.62
€4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.41
€1.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.05
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Rome
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.85
|
$5.44
€5.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.97
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.44
|
$26.79
€25.69
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€731.64
|
$955.66
€916.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Rome
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€487.85
|
$660.21
€632.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.46
|
$2.50
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.91
|
$47.16
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Rome
|
Valletta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€98.10
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
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