Brussels vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	196K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2354th and 3109th ($1816 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Malta, respectively. Check Belgium vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 190th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Valletta

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	Brussels	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8456

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348