Valletta vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Valletta	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3682	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$923	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1737	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$487	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1922	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	37	19
😀 Quality of life	73	38
🏙️ Population	6.44K	7.01M

The cost of living in Valletta is 149% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3109th and 7314th ($1583 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th in Malta and China, respectively. Check Malta vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Valletta compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Valletta ranked 5th best city to live in Malta vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 1378th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Valletta vs Zhumadian

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	Valletta	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$785	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2137	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1490	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.9	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5286	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3962	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.1	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8456	$8598

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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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504