Los Angeles vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 102% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 80th and 3109th ($3196 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 58th and 1378th 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	$21.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8456

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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