Bishkek vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$380	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	37
😀 Quality of life	52	73
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.44K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 55% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6826th and 3109th ($713 vs $1583) 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 1.2 months in Valletta. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6118th and 1378th 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	$5.73	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$8456

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

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