Bishkek vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$376	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	37
😀 Quality of life	51	72
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.44K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 57% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3052nd ($710 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Malta, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 6133rd and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Valletta

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	Bishkek	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$8876

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344