Rotterdam vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	37
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	664K	6.44K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 49% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1038th and 3109th ($2359 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 68th and 1378th 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	$20.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$8456

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

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