San Diego vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	39
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Diego is 91% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 52nd and 2712th ($3486 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 155th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Valletta

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	San Diego	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$12648

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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