Raleigh vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	37
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	468K	6.44K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 51% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 972nd and 3109th ($2388 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 221st and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Valletta

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	Raleigh	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$8456

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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