Los Angeles vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 90% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 65th and 2847th ($3361 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 74th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Valletta

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	Los Angeles	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$12705

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375