Shanghai vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$577	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	24.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 31% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4858th and 3109th ($1097 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 675th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Valletta

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	Shanghai	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

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