Valletta vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Valletta	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3682	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$923	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1737	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$487	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1922	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	37	38
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	6.44K	767K

The cost of living in Valletta is 26% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3109th and 4331st ($1583 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Malta and Croatia, respectively. Check Malta vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Valletta compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Valletta ranked 5th best city to live in Malta vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1378th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Valletta vs Zagreb

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	Valletta	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$785	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2137	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1490	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5286	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3962	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8456	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747