Baltimore vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	37
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	586K	6.44K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 44% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3109th ($2287 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 3rd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 131st and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Valletta

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	Baltimore	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$8456

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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