Rio de Janeiro vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$445	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	62	73
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.44K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 42% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5954th and 3109th ($916 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Brazil and Malta, respectively. Check Brazil vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4857th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Valletta

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	Rio de Janeiro	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

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