Manchester vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	37
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	548K	6.44K

The cost of living in Manchester is 31% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1662nd and 3109th ($2071 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Malta, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 85th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Valletta

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	Manchester	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$8456

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348