Brussels vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	196K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1913th and 2847th ($2028 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Malta, respectively. Check Belgium vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 165th and 1422nd 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	$25.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$12705

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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