London vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	99	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in London is 108% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 58th and 3109th ($3296 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 4th and 1378th 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	$21.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8456

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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