Medina vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$696	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	37
😀 Quality of life	66	73
🏙️ Population	1.41M	6.44K

The cost of living in Medina is 23% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4439th and 3109th ($1215 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 3899th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Valletta

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	Medina	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

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