Budapest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	1.69M	6.44K

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4312th and 2847th ($1377 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Valletta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 636th and 1422nd 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	$10.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$12705

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

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