Hong Kong vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	7.41M	6.44K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 73% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 427th and 3109th ($2737 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 248th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Valletta

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	Hong Kong	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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