New York City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in New York City is 181% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3rd and 3109th ($4441 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 22nd and 1378th 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	$29.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8456

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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