Munich vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	39
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.44K

The cost of living in Munich is 38% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 889th and 2829th ($2499 vs $1810) 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 1.8 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 38th and 1410th 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	$19.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$12962

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388