Nizhny Novgorod vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	63	76
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.44K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 48% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6098th and 2829th ($940 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Russia and Malta, respectively. Check Russia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 5641st and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Valletta

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$12962

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

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