New York City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	98	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in New York City is 137% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4th and 2847th ($4203 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 11th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Valletta

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	New York City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$12705

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375