Jeddah vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$512	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	37
😀 Quality of life	76	73
🏙️ Population	4.7M	6.44K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 28% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4650th and 3109th ($1146 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Malta, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 860th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Valletta

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	Jeddah	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$8456

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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