Singapore City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	37
😀 Quality of life	97	72
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.44K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 92% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 81st and 3052nd ($3168 vs $1649) 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 0.9 months in Valletta. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 8th and 1891st 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	$10.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$8876

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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