Berlin vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44K

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1418th and 2847th ($2222 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Malta, respectively. Check Germany vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 35th and 1422nd 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	$16.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$12705

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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