Brussels vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	196K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1939th and 2712th ($2030 vs $1824) 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 7th in Malta, while ranked 121st and 1347th 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	$21.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$12648

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391