Paris vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.44K

The cost of living in Paris is 43% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1222nd and 3109th ($2267 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Malta, respectively. Check France vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 25th and 1378th 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	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$8456

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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