Kabul vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$2178
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	39
😀 Quality of life	26	76
🏙️ Population	5.33M	6.44K

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8650th and 2712th ($504 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 7th in Malta, while ranked 8929th and 1347th 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	$3.18	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$12648

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

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