Munich vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	37
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.44K

The cost of living in Munich is 39% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1352nd and 3109th ($2201 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and Malta, respectively. Check Germany vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 54th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Valletta

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	Munich	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$8456

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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