Istanbul vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$649	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	76	73
🏙️ Population	15.7M	6.44K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 21% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4347th and 3109th ($1248 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and Malta, respectively. Check Turkey vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 850th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Valletta

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	Istanbul	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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