Beirut vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3999
🏠 One person rent
$623
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1749
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.44K

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4447th and 2834th ($1195 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Malta, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 5118th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10317

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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