Dhaka vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1866
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8829th and 2847th ($464 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Valletta. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 6151st and 1422nd 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	$2.14	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$12705

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375