Brussels vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	196K	6.44K

The cost of living in Brussels is 14% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2829th ($2065 vs $1810) 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 1.8 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 99th and 1410th 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	$24.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$12962

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388