Bucharest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$474	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	37
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	1.72M	6.44K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 38% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5565th and 3109th ($988 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Malta, respectively. Check Romania vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 645th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Valletta

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	Bucharest	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$8456

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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