Louisville vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	39
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	246K	6.44K

The cost of living in Louisville is 1% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2713th and 2829th ($1837 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 101st best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 333rd and 1410th 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	$14.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$12962

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388