Budapest vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$589	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	80	72
🏙️ Population	1.69M	6.44K

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3052nd ($1185 vs $1649) 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 0.9 months in Valletta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 551st and 1891st 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	$10.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$8876

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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