Kabul vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$2129
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	39
😀 Quality of life	25	76
🏙️ Population	5.33M	6.44K

The cost of living in Kabul is 74% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8823rd and 2829th ($473 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Malta, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 8992nd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Valletta

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	Kabul	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$12962

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388