Rio de Janeiro vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$567	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.44K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 40% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5029th and 2712th ($1095 vs $1824) 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 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 2767th and 1347th 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	$6.94	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$12648

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391