Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Valletta, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.44
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.22
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,175.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,049.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€917.31
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€633.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.71
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.27
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Valletta
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€88.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.73
|
?? |
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