Dhaka vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$2129
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	39
😀 Quality of life	57	76
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2829th ($481 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Malta, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6218th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Valletta

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	Dhaka	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$12962

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

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