Shenzhen vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$478	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	80	73
🏙️ Population	17.7M	6.44K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 42% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5950th and 3109th ($916 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 545th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Valletta

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	Shenzhen	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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