Valletta vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Valletta	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3682	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$923	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1737	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$487	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1922	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	75
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	6.44K	459K

The cost of living in Valletta is 35% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3109th and 866th ($1583 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 797th in Malta and the United States, respectively. Check Malta vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Valletta compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Valletta ranked 5th best city to live in Malta vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1378th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Valletta	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$785	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2137	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1490	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.9	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5286	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3962	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8456	$18786

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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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777