Glasgow vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	626K	6.44K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 16% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1708th and 2712th ($2114 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 39th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$12648

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391