Al Ain vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$560	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1527
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	37
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	767K	6.44K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 36% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5284th and 3052nd ($1050 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 600th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Valletta

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	Al Ain	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$8876

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

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