Moscow vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.44K

The cost of living in Moscow is 12% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3728th and 2829th ($1585 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Malta, respectively. Check Russia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 3206th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Valletta

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	Moscow	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$12962

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388