Lisbon vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	546K	6.44K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 7% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2357th and 2847th ($1889 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Portugal and Malta, respectively. Check Portugal vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 479th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Valletta

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	Lisbon	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$12705

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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