Louisville vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	39
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	246K	6.44K

The cost of living in Louisville is 1% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2604th and 2712th ($1847 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 326th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Valletta

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	Louisville	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$12648

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

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