Rotterdam vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	664K	6.44K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 46% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 649th and 2712th ($2659 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the Netherlands and Malta, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 20th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Valletta

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	Rotterdam	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$12648

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

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