Dusseldorf vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$985	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	631K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 12% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2469th and 3109th ($1772 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Germany and Malta, respectively. Check Germany vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 27th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Valletta

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	Dusseldorf	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$8456

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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