New York City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	97	72
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in New York City is 146% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5th and 3052nd ($4051 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 13th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Valletta

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	New York City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$8876

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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