Shenyang vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	38
😀 Quality of life	71	77
🏙️ Population	9.07M	6.44K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 69% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8245th and 2847th ($554 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 2nd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 3667th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Valletta

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	Shenyang	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$12705

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501

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