Singapore City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$2129
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	39
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.44K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 72% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 154th and 2829th ($3119 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Malta, respectively. Check Singapore vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 5th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Valletta

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	Singapore City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$12962

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

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