Shangqiu vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$1866
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	38
😀 Quality of life	44	77
🏙️ Population	7.82M	6.44K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 66% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7835th and 2847th ($598 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 7180th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Valletta

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	Shangqiu	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$12705

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375