Abu Dhabi vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	39
😀 Quality of life	85	76
🏙️ Population	1.57M	6.44K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 14% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1859th and 2829th ($2070 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 447th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Valletta

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	Abu Dhabi	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$12962

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388