Islamabad vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Islamabad	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$496	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1174	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$2178
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	39
😀 Quality of life	50	76
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.44K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 73% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8685th and 2712th ($496 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan and Malta, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 6656th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Valletta

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	Islamabad	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$233	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.59%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1529	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.85	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.95	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.68	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.5	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3550	$12648

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391