Cost of living comparison

 Dhaka, Bangladesh
compared to
 Valletta, Malta
Valletta vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Valletta is 5.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants
pay 7.7 times more in Valletta
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Valletta
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Valletta
Housing
pay 7.5 times more in Valletta
Childcare
pay 10.3 times more in Valletta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Valletta
Clothing
pay 3.1 times more in Valletta

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Valletta are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Valletta.

Valletta vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Valletta instead of Dhaka, you would:

pay 7.7 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
BDT252.18
$16.08
€14.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.58
BDT554.80
$10.72
€9.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.29
BDT35.72
$2.56
€2.26

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
BDT82.31
$1.39
€1.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
BDT481.53
$4.82
€4.25
Milk (1 gallon) $2.94
BDT355.94
$4.62
€4.07

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
BDT491.82
$5.44
€4.79
Monthly public transit pass $24.96
BDT3,026.20
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,957.67
BDT3,026,204.46
$25,186.43
€22,175.07

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.11
BDT1,589.48
$30.37
€26.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $115.12
BDT13,958.71
$1,093.20
€962.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.20
BDT7,663.13
$955.66
€841.39

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $44.32
BDT5,373.45
$660.21
€581.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,486.12
BDT180,196.72
$8,574.10
€7,548.96

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
BDT504.37
$4.29
€3.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
BDT246.33
$2.50
€2.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.91
BDT353.06
$5.95
€5.24

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Valletta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.53
BDT2,004.86
$91.77
€80.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.66
BDT2,384.28
$35.73
€31.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$41.85
BDT5,073.90
$93.78
€82.57

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