Budapest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$553	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	1.69M	6.44K

The cost of living in Budapest is 30% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4777th and 3109th ($1109 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Malta, respectively. Check Hungary vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 618th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Valletta

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	Budapest	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$8456

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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