Paris vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	39
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.44K

The cost of living in Paris is 37% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 916th and 2829th ($2480 vs $1810) 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 1.6 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 14th and 1410th 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	$17	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$12962

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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