Malta vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Malta Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1647
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3772
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$960
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$511
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1788
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$42347
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
22
🌐 English speaking %
88.3%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
74
85
😀 Quality of life
80
49
🏙️ Population
574K
144M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1647) is 83% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Malta ranked 30th vs 109th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malta compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 32nd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Malta vs Russia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Malta vs Russia

We calculate prices for Malta and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Malta Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1937
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1534
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4176
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3137
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.2
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8797
$9820

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Malta vs Russia

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
32K
Birkirkara
$1720
24.4K
Mosta
$1579
20.2K
Marsaskala
$1471
15.6K
Sliema
$1951
16.9K
Naxxar
$1666
13.4K
Zabbar
$1577
15.4K
San Gwann
$1697
12.5K
Gzira
$1739
8.03K
Valletta
$1770
6.44K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K