Lisbon vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	546K	6.44K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 8% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2184th and 2829th ($1953 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Portugal and Malta, respectively. Check Portugal vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 574th and 1410th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$12962

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388