Suzhou vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Suzhou	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$868	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2829	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$312	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1146	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	37
😀 Quality of life	68	73
🏙️ Population	12.7M	6.44K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 45% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6198th and 3109th ($868 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in China and Malta, respectively. Check China vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 3351st and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Valletta

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	Suzhou	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.09	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.55	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.13	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3223	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.5	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.87	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1457	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17431	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613

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