San Jose, United States vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	37
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 111% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 22nd and 2834th ($3502 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 69th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Valletta

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	San Jose	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$10317

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355