Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Malta and Dubai

For one person, living is cheaper in Malta: $1,992 a month against $2,854 in Dubai, rent and utilities included – about $10,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇲🇹 Malta

$1,992

/mo nomad

Dubai

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

$2,854

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Malta is 18.2% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malta is 10.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.10 €15.26

$13.04 AED 47.89

31.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.9 €74.0

$81.4 AED 299

1.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.21 €10.89

$9.32 AED 34.25

31.01%

Cappuccino

$2.81 €2.51

$5.97 AED 21.93

-52.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.50 €2.23

$1.63 AED 5.98

53.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 €1.49

$0.81 AED 2.99

106.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.59 €4.10

$13.65 AED 50.1

-66.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 €3.99

$13.38 AED 49.15

-66.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 €1.18

$1.81 AED 6.64

-27.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 €1.15

$1.57 AED 5.78

-17.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.23

$2.49 AED 9.16

45.38%

Eggs

$4.00 €3.57

$3.28 AED 12.04

21.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.78 €9.62

$12.67 AED 46.53

-14.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.18 €9.09

$9.75 AED 35.80

4.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.99 €15.16

$13.18 AED 48.40

28.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.20 €2.85

$2.61 AED 9.57

22.61%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.92

$1.93 AED 7.09

11.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.93 €2.61

$1.92 AED 7.05

52.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.24 €2.89

$1.36 AED 5.00

138.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.96 €1.75

$1.17 AED 4.29

67.52%

Onion (1kg)

$2.13 €1.90

$1.01 AED 3.71

110.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.70

$1.51 AED 5.56

26.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 €0.85

$0.62 AED 2.29

53.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.89 €6.15

$5.85 AED 21.50

17.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.27 €7.38

$16.14 AED 59.3

-48.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 €1.61

$2.65 AED 9.74

-31.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 €2.12

$2.95 AED 10.82

-19.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.23 €1.99

$1.64 AED 6.03

35.98%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.6 AED 270

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.66 €5.05

$3.17 AED 11.66

78.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.28 €2.04

$0.71 AED 2.63

221.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$32.85 €29.32

$7.96 AED 29.23

312.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 €1.32

$0.99 AED 3.64

49.49%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.0K €25.0K

$27.4K AED 100.5K

2.32%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.5K €34.4K

$22.5K AED 82.8K

71.02%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$103 €92.0

$250 AED 920

-58.83%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$27.11 €24.19

$54.2 AED 199

-50.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.88 €31.13

$91.8 AED 337

-62.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.5 €60.3

$98.6 AED 362

-31.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.31 €19.01

$42.61 AED 156

-49.99%

Cinema Ticket

$11.21 €10.00

$16.03 AED 58.9

-30.07%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$413 €369

$843 AED 3,098

-50.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.9K €9,687

$18.3K AED 67.1K

-40.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.9 €89.2

$68.0 AED 250

47.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.95 €41.01

$57.9 AED 213

-20.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €93.8

$101 AED 370

4.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 €102

$101 AED 371

12.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,054

$2,380 AED 8,741

-50.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$988 €882

$1,506 AED 5,531

-34.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,974 €1,761

$4,437 AED 16.3K

-55.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,562 €1,394

$3,010 AED 11.1K

-48.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,418 €3,943

$7,121 AED 26.2K

-37.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,292 €2,938

$4,135 AED 15.2K

-20.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,792 €1,600

$3,391 AED 12.5K

-47.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.13

4.54

-9.03%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Malta: October 6, 2026

Last update for Dubai: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Malta

$988 49.5%

Dubai

$1.5K 52.5% 52.4% $518

Groceries & Markets

Malta

$307 15.4%

Dubai

$293 10.2% 4.7% $14

Eating Out

Malta

$256 12.8%

Dubai

$309 10.8% 20.7% $53

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Malta

$165 8.3%

Dubai

$396 13.8% 140% $231

Clothing & Footwear

Malta

$164 8.2%

Dubai

$147 5.1% 10.3% $17

Sport & Entertainment

Malta

$90 4.5%

Dubai

$131 4.6% 45.3% $41

Getting Around

Malta

$26 * 1.3%

Dubai

$87 3% 235% $61

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇲🇹 Malta

🇦🇪 Dubai

🕒 Local time

03:38 3:38 AM

05:38 5:38 AM

2 h ahead of Malta

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

553,214

3,790,000

💱 Currency

Euro EUR €

UAE Dirham AED د.إ

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 AED = 0.272 USD

1 AED = 0.243 EUR

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