Athens vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	643K	6.44K

The cost of living in Athens is 19% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4155th and 2847th ($1436 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Malta, respectively. Check Greece vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 611th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Valletta

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	Athens	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$12705

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375