Valletta vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Valletta	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1824	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4151	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1060	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1874	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2178	$1983
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	76	81
🏙️ Population	6.44K	693K

The cost of living in Valletta is 27% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2712th and 4194th ($1824 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Malta and Spain, respectively. Check Malta vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Valletta compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Valletta ranked 7th best city to live in Malta vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 1347th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Valletta vs Zaragoza

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	Valletta	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2108	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.3%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5470	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4087	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$8171

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Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643