Detroit vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	37
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	639K	6.44K

The cost of living in Detroit is 30% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1678th and 3109th ($2064 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 3rd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 315th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Valletta

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	Detroit	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$8456

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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