Seattle vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	37
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	737K	6.44K

The cost of living in Seattle is 76% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 206th and 3052nd ($2908 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 102nd and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Valletta

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	Seattle	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$8876

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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