Madrid vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	39
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	3.51M	6.44K

The cost of living in Madrid is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1805th and 2829th ($2089 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Valletta. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 190th and 1410th 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	$16.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$12962

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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