Copenhagen vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	667K	6.44K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 47% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 650th and 2829th ($2656 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Malta, respectively. Check Denmark vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Valletta

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	Copenhagen	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$12962

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388