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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	37
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 141% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8th and 3109th ($3810 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 82nd and 1378th 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	$21	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$8456

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

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