Athens vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$675	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	37
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	643K	6.44K

The cost of living in Athens is 17% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4177th and 3052nd ($1366 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Valletta. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 658th and 1891st 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	$15.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$8876

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344