Riyadh vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$3999
🏠 One person rent
$996
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1749
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1375
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
37
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.44K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 0.9% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2922nd and 2834th ($1642 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 1210th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Valletta

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Riyadh Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$10317

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Valletta

Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1120
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$927
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1103
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$983
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1163
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1150
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1122
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1050
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$979
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$418
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$423
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$470
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$389
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$435
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1324
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$377
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$596
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$386
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$340
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$390
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$433
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$514
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$466
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1017
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1307
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$407
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$355