Athens vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$633	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	37
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	664K	6.44K

The cost of living in Athens is 22% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4210th and 2834th ($1287 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Valletta. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 560th and 2020th 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	$14.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$10317

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355