Chongqing vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$224	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	37
😀 Quality of life	72	73
🏙️ Population	32.1M	6.44K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 60% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7340th and 3109th ($634 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 1675th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Valletta

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	Chongqing	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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