Los Angeles vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2178
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	39
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 87% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 62nd and 2712th ($3420 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 50th and 1347th 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	$22.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12648

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391