Amsterdam vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	921K	6.44K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 76% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 331st and 3109th ($2791 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Malta, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 29th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Valletta

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	Amsterdam	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8456

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348