San Diego vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	37
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Diego is 103% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 45th and 3052nd ($3346 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 75th and 1891st 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	$20.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$8876

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344