Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Bridgetown, Barbados
Bridgetown vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 11.3% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 15.8% less in Bridgetown
Groceries
pay 76.4% more in Bridgetown
Transportation
pay 26.7% more in Bridgetown
Housing
pay 8.8% less in Bridgetown
Childcare
pay 43.8% less in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.8% more in Bridgetown
Clothing
pay 22.3% more in Bridgetown

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Valletta. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Bridgetown. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.8% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$20.00
BBD40.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$9.25
BBD18.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.26
$1.50
BBD3.00

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.23
$2.78
BBD5.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.25
$14.65
BBD29.29
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.07
$14.67
BBD29.34

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€4.79
$7.93
BBD15.85
Monthly public transit pass ?? $27.00
BBD54.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€22,195.29
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00

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pay 8.8% less for housing

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€26.76
$49.00
BBD98.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€963.37
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€842.16
$480.00
BBD960.00

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€581.80
$241.67
BBD483.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,555.84
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.78
$2.50
BBD5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.20
$4.87
BBD9.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.24
$8.00
BBD16.00

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

 
Valletta
Bridgetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€80.87
$72.50
BBD145.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€31.48
$55.00
BBD110.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.64
$134.38
BBD268.75

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