Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 34.3% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 2.6% less in Wellington
Groceries
pay 34.2% more in Wellington
Transportation
pay 7.5% more in Wellington
Housing
pay 63.3% more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 39.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.1% more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 22.9% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Wellington are more expensive than in Valletta. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.78
$14.93
NZ$26.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.85
$8.96
NZ$15.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.36
$2.57
NZ$4.50

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.28
$1.96
NZ$3.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.43
$4.15
NZ$7.26
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.25
$6.98
NZ$12.21

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€5.00
$6.42
NZ$11.23
Monthly public transit pass ?? $127.57
NZ$223.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€23,158.87
$34,339.84
NZ$60,071.44

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pay 63.3% more for housing

 
Valletta
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€27.92
$54.27
NZ$94.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€1,005.19
$1,487.35
NZ$2,601.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€878.72
$1,335.17
NZ$2,335.65

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pay 39.8% more for childcare

 
Valletta
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€607.06
$871.44
NZ$1,524.42
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,883.87
$12,649.75
NZ$22,128.49

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pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.94
$7.17
NZ$12.54
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.30
$3.41
NZ$5.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.47
$24.46
NZ$42.78

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

 
Valletta
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€84.38
$75.78
NZ$132.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€32.85
$55.09
NZ$96.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€86.23
$119.44
NZ$208.94

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