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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.44K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 123% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6th and 2847th ($3952 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 88th and 1422nd 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	$20.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$12705

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375