Berlin vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$2178
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44K

The cost of living in Berlin is 30% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1150th and 2712th ($2371 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Malta, respectively. Check Germany vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 45th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Valletta

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	Berlin	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$12648

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391