Madrid vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	3.42M	6.44K

The cost of living in Madrid is 14% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1962nd and 2847th ($2015 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 142nd and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Valletta

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	Madrid	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$12705

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375