Philadelphia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.6M	6.44K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 64% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 664th and 3109th ($2597 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 138th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Valletta

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	Philadelphia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$8456

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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