Reykjavik vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	38
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	140K	6.44K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 85% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 88th and 2847th ($3268 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iceland and Malta, respectively. Check Iceland vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 191st and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Valletta

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	Reykjavik	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$12705

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242

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