Paris vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.44K

The cost of living in Paris is 42% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 843rd and 2847th ($2517 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Malta, respectively. Check France vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 18th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Valletta

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	Paris	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$12705

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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