Novosibirsk vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	61	76
🏙️ Population	1.64M	6.44K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 51% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6431st and 2829th ($884 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in Russia and Malta, respectively. Check Russia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 5802nd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Valletta

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	Novosibirsk	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$12962

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

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