Rome vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$929	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.44K

The cost of living in Rome is 6% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2722nd and 3052nd ($1750 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Italy and Malta, respectively. Check Italy vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 294th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Valletta

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	Rome	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$8876

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

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