Bucharest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	81	77
🏙️ Population	1.72M	6.44K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4913th and 2847th ($1116 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Valletta. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 646th and 1422nd 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	$11.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$12705

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375