San Diego vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	38
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Diego is 96% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 43rd and 2847th ($3469 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Valletta. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 97th and 1422nd 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	$21.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$12705

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375