Sao Paulo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$481	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	63	72
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 39% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5616th and 3052nd ($1012 vs $1649) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 4573rd and 1891st 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	$6.82	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$8876

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344