Sao Paulo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	69	77
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 41% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2847th ($1052 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Valletta. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 4142nd and 1422nd 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	$7.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$12705

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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