Philadelphia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.6M	6.44K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 46% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 744th and 2847th ($2584 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 95th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$12705

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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