Sao Paulo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 38% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4918th and 2712th ($1126 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Malta, respectively. Check Brazil vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 1670th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Valletta

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	Sao Paulo	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$12648

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

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