Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Valletta, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.39
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.31
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.95
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.43
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.48
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.07
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,498.09
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.33
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,019.92
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€891.59
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€63.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€615.95
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,999.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Vatican City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€85.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€87.49
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€94.99
|
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