Brussels vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$1375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	189K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2147th and 2834th ($1869 vs $1657) 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 0.8 months in Valletta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 148th and 2020th 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	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$10317

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355