Monaco City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	38
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.44K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 415% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1st and 2847th ($9122 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and Malta, respectively. Check Monaco vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 738th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Valletta

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	Monaco City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$12705

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781

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