Lisbon vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	82	73
🏙️ Population	546K	6.44K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 8% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2671st and 3109th ($1705 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Portugal and Malta, respectively. Check Portugal vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 475th and 1378th 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	$12.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$8456

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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