Copenhagen vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	97	73
🏙️ Population	644K	6.44K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 47% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1085th and 3109th ($2333 vs $1583) 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 1.8 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 10th and 1378th 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	$18.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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