Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 12.6% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 13.8% more in Helsinki
Groceries
pay 10.4% more in Helsinki
Transportation
pay 13.5% more in Helsinki
Housing
pay 3.5% more in Helsinki
Childcare
pay 13.1% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 59.2% more in Helsinki
Clothing
pay 0.7% more in Helsinki

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Helsinki are more expensive than in Valletta.

Helsinki vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.8% more for restaurants

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$18.76
€16.53
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$11.79
€10.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.26
$3.14
€2.77

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.23
$2.89
€2.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.25
$4.13
€3.64
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.07
$5.15
€4.54

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€4.79
$7.50
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.38
€62.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€22,195.29
$34,296.42
€30,223.38

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pay 3.5% more for housing

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€26.76
$22.48
€19.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€963.37
$1,111.66
€979.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€842.16
$870.64
€767.24

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€581.80
$338.03
€297.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,555.84
$10,508.28
€9,260.32

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pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.78
$8.57
€7.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.20
$4.76
€4.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.24
$11.36
€10.01

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

 
Valletta
Helsinki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€80.87
$100.00
€88.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€31.48
$31.76
€27.99
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.64
$89.57
€78.93

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