Rome vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$2129
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.44K

The cost of living in Rome is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1819th and 2829th ($2082 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Italy and Malta, respectively. Check Italy vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 179th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Valletta

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	Rome	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$12962

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388