Sao Paulo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$480	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	64	72
🏙️ Population	12.4M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5031st and 2834th ($1042 vs $1657) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 4799th and 2020th 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	$7.49	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$10317

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355