Barcelona vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.7M	6.44K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 18% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1764th and 2847th ($2087 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 229th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Valletta

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	Barcelona	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$12705

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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