Raleigh vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	37
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	468K	6.44K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 50% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 806th and 3052nd ($2477 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 0.9 months in Valletta. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 202nd and 1891st 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	$18	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$8876

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344