Los Angeles vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 93% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 72nd and 3052nd ($3187 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 47th and 1891st 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	$21.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$8876

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344