Berlin vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2129
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44K

The cost of living in Berlin is 27% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1275th and 2829th ($2302 vs $1810) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 35th and 1410th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12962

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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