Monaco City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monaco City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7262	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11415	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$6344	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$7919	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5677	$1375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	37
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.44K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 338% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1st and 2834th ($7262 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Monaco and Malta, respectively. Check Monaco vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Monaco City compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 566th and 2020th 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	$25.9	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.3	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7348	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5780	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7636	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7551	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$289	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$76762	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$54309	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.27	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.28	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.3	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.89	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.57	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$41.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$188	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2097	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$43475	$10317

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1400
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1567
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1341
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1616
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1308
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1103
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1245
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1575
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1432
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1314
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1450
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1234
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1369
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1364
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1602
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1406
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1475
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1066
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1470
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1545
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1166
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1398
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1471
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1385
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1389
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1453
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1372
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1510
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1565
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1353
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1383
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1416
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1588

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355