Dubai vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1922
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	37
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.44K

The cost of living in Dubai is 50% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 989th and 3109th ($2379 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 288th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Valletta

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	Dubai	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348