Cost of living comparison

Valletta, Malta

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 13.0% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 18.4% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Valletta, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Valletta	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$7.40 EC$20.00	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.28	$8.33 EC$22.50	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 €2.22	$1.85 EC$5.00	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.66	$1.48 EC$4.00	-22.7%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Valletta	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$1.69 EC$4.57	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 €4.18	$4.32 EC$11.68	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 €4.00	$14.71 EC$39.75	+218.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 €2.74	$3.95 EC$10.67	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.19	$2.60 EC$7.04	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.22	$2.48 EC$6.70	+75.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$0.84 EC$2.27	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.00	$0.79 EC$2.13	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.37	$1.34 EC$3.63	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.94 EC$2.54	+11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$0.86 EC$2.33	+5.6%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Valletta	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 €4.71	$5.18 EC$14.01	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,186.43 €21,807.37	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.79 €23.20	$199.81 EC$540.00	+645.7%
Average			+213.4%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Valletta	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 €26.29	$46.87 EC$126.67	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,093.20 €946.53	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$955.66 €827.44	$289.85 EC$783.33	-69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.53 €58.47	$159.51 EC$431.09	+136.2%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Valletta	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$660.21 €571.63	$55.50 EC$150.00	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,423.79	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-72.8%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.71	$2.04 EC$5.50	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 €2.17	$4.44 EC$12.00	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 €5.15	$1.85 EC$5.00	-68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.16 €40.83	$37.00 EC$100.00	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.08 €13.92	$11.10 EC$30.00	-31.0%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Valletta	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.77 €79.46	$25.90 EC$70.00	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.73 €30.93	$44.40 EC$120.00	+24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.78 €81.20	$42.55 EC$115.00	-54.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €88.16	$75.85 EC$205.00	-25.5%
Average			-31.9%

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