Stockholm vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stockholm	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2039	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4469	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3371	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	985K	6.44K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 29% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1732nd and 3109th ($2039 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sweden and Malta, respectively. Check Sweden vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 20th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Valletta

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	Stockholm	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.33	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$920	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2403	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10193	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$145	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5804	$8456

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348