Dubai vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1527
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	37
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.44K

The cost of living in Dubai is 40% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1098th and 3052nd ($2309 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Malta, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 306th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Valletta

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	Dubai	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$8876

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

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