San Antonio vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	39
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 14% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1874th and 2829th ($2063 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd 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 San Antonio compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 170th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Valletta

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	San Antonio	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$12962

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

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