Nizhny Novgorod vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$2178
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2712th ($1051 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 6th best city to live in Russia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 5476th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$12648

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

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