Bucharest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$496	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	37
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	1.72M	6.44K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5404th and 3052nd ($1036 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Romania and Malta, respectively. Check Romania vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 642nd and 1891st 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	$10.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$8876

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344