Rio de Janeiro vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	67	76
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.44K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 44% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5559th and 2829th ($1013 vs $1810) 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4845th and 1410th 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	$6.99	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$12962

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388