Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 12.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.91
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.82
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,536.50
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.76
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.35
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.79
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€851.04
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.95
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.44
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,799.81
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.21
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.21
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.76
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€156.02
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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