Dublin vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	593K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dublin is 61% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 315th and 2847th ($2858 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ireland and Malta, respectively. Check Ireland vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 21st and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Valletta

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	Dublin	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$12705

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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