Phoenix vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	39
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.44K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 33% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1041st and 2712th ($2423 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 226th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Valletta

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	Phoenix	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$12648

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391