Barcelona vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4092
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1069
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1869
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
39
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
6.44K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2829th ($2116 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 205th and 1410th 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
$17.8
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$12962

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Valletta

Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1101
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1224
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1279
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1101
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1318
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1308
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1235
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1185
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1077
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1373
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$513
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$586
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$457
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$389
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$495
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1452
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1268
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$316
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$606
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$364
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$394
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$367
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$456
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$620
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$537
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1245
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1342
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$372
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$388