Almaty vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$464	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	37
😀 Quality of life	66	73
🏙️ Population	2.23M	6.44K

The cost of living in Almaty is 44% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6143rd and 3109th ($881 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Malta, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4016th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Valletta

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	Almaty	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

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