Beijing vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$575	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	21.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Beijing is 36% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5387th and 3109th ($1016 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 989th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Valletta

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	Beijing	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348