London vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	8.91M	6.44K

The cost of living in London is 100% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 38th and 2834th ($3321 vs $1657) 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 5th and 2020th 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	$19.7	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$10317

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355