Glasgow vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	626K	6.44K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 16% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2847th ($2058 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Malta, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 52nd and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Valletta

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	Glasgow	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$12705

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375