Brookhaven vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	486K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 67% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 225th and 2847th ($2959 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 2nd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 2533rd and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Valletta

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	Brookhaven	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$12705

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

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