Helsinki vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$918	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	676K	6.44K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2353rd and 3109th ($1816 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Finland and Malta, respectively. Check Finland vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 26th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Valletta

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	Helsinki	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$8456

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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