Dublin vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	553K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dublin is 64% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 357th and 2834th ($2713 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Malta, respectively. Check Ireland vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 35th and 2020th 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	$18.7	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$10317

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355