Sharjah vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sharjah	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1419	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3073	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2246	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	1.25M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 20% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4204th and 2847th ($1419 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Malta, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 312th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Valletta

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	Sharjah	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$108	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10301	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8167	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.18	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$12705

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Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375