Moscow vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$2178
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3277th and 2712th ($1678 vs $1824) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 2774th and 1347th 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	$11.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$12648

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391