Al Ain vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$900	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	39
😀 Quality of life	82	76
🏙️ Population	767K	6.44K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 20% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4139th and 2712th ($1455 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 562nd and 1347th 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	$10	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$12648

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391