Luxembourg City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	39
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	138K	6.44K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 60% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 290th and 2712th ($2916 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Luxembourg and Malta, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 392nd and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Valletta

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	Luxembourg City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$12648

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

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