Monaco City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monaco City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7469	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11505	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$6524	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$7895	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6658	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	37
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.44K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 353% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1st and 3052nd ($7469 vs $1649) 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 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 613th and 1891st 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	$21.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.89	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.85	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7511	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5954	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6493	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7789	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$302	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.89%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$85921	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$71911	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.43	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.3	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.35	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.3	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$191	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2156	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$44554	$8876

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1721
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1732
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1510
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1766
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1429
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1543
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1407
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1356
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1498
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1200
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1502
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1396
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1607
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1380
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1553
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1248
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1545
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1425
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1571
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1164
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1473
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1724
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1426
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1449
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1262
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1357
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1364
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1306
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1591
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1616
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1494
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1454
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1448
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1633

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344