Monaco City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monaco City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$6593	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10079	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$5638	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$6516	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6335	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	37
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.44K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 317% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2nd and 3109th ($6593 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Monaco and Malta, respectively. Check Monaco vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4590th and 1378th 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	$23.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.06	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5775	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5319	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6181	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6198	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$79784	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$66886	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.92	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.56	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.1	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.49	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$151	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2055	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$41744	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496

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