Cost of living comparison

Valletta, Malta

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Saint Helier vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 86.2% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 57.7% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Valletta. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Valletta, you would:

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.15	$45.20 £34.55	+181.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$10.33 £7.90	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 €2.26	$2.83 £2.17	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.69	$2.50 £1.91	+30.7%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.23	$2.30 £1.76	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 €4.25	$5.33 £4.07	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 €4.07	$7.84 £5.99	+69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 €2.78	$5.37 £4.11	+69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.24	$5.67 £4.34	+54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.24	$1.89 £1.44	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.39 £1.06	+66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.85 £1.41	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.83 £1.40	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$1.57 £1.20	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$1.44 £1.10	+76.8%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 €4.79	$7.93 £6.06	+45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.16 £51.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,186.43 €22,175.07	$27,768.06 £21,226.15	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.79 €23.59	$51.51 £39.38	+92.2%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 €26.74	$72.54 £55.45	+138.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,093.20 €962.49	$1,808.15 £1,382.17	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$955.66 €841.39	$1,715.90 £1,311.65	+79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.53 €59.45	$167.51 £128.05	+148.1%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$660.21 €581.27	$2,324.77 £1,777.07	+252.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,548.96	$20,664.60 £15,796.21	+141.0%
Average			+196.6%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.77	$7.75 £5.92	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 €2.20	$4.95 £3.79	+98.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 €5.24	$15.50 £11.85	+160.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.16 €41.52	$74.05 £56.60	+57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.08 €14.15	$18.08 £13.82	+12.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 57.7% more for clothing

	Valletta	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.77 €80.80	$100.09 £76.51	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.73 €31.45	$69.31 £52.98	+94.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.78 €82.57	$121.08 £92.56	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €89.64	$202.34 £154.67	+98.7%
Average			+57.7%

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