Shaoyang vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	38
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	6.56M	6.44K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 66% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7790th and 2847th ($603 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 Shaoyang compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 7090th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Valletta

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	Shaoyang	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$12705

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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