London vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in London is 107% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 20th and 2829th ($3740 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 12th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Valletta

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	London	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$12962

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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