Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 11.3% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
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pay 26.7% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
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pay 8.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$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
€4.11
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay 22.3% more for clothing
Valletta
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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