Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 14.8% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
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Valletta
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Majuro
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$11.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$1.50
|
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pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Majuro
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$3.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$14.57
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$8.52
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$4.04
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$4.99
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$1.99
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$3.29
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$3.95
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$5.79
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$2.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$2.49
|
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pay 15.7% less for transportation
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Valletta
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$6.81
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$18,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$76.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$833.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$191.13
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
?? | |
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$57.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$40.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$35.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$54.00
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