Cost of Living in Bugibba, 🇲🇹 Malta - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 4 5 $2,778 $1,010 $1,684 $898 $168

Utilities 4 24 33 — $90 $134 $81 —

Internet & Mobile 8 10 $58 $58 $73 $51 $2

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 27 28 $303 $359 $898 $265 $9

Transportation 6 7 $86 $114 $283 $30 $28

Dining Out 29 30 31 $1,010 $392 $650 $160 $76

Leisure Activities 22 23 26 30 $243 $145 $2,800 $112 $32

Health Insurance 13 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $37 $37 $150 — —

Total $4,583 $2,205 $6,672 $1,597 $317

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $1,010.21 $673 – $1,235 per month

Coworking Space 12 $364.80 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $2,778.09 per month

Coliving Space $1,066.34 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $3.37 per cup

Beer 30 $5.05 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 31 $13.47 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $5.05 per meal

Apples 27 $3.31 per kg

Bread 16 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.54 per liter

Rice 17 $6.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 18 $13.46 per kg

Beef 19 $15.66 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 20 $8.97 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $79.54 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 28 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $2.34 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $13.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $168.37 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $14.62 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $43.75 per month

Gym Membership 23 $78.57 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $24.69 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $6.72 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $11.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $93.75 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes $141.43 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $11.17 per visit

Laundry 32 $1.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 25 $22.45 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.15 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Valletta, Birgu, Hanoi, Valencia, Berlin

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S.L.499.59 taxi meter maximaOfficial
Personalised tallinja card €25; free bus travel schemeOfficial
GO Smart S €5.99 / Smart M €11.99 per 28 daysOfficial
GO home internet from €27.99/monthOfficial
GO Home Pack Internet and TV Boost 300/30 Mbps, €38.98 per monthOfficial
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SOHO St Julian's dedicated desk from €325/monthOfficial
SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Nomad Residence Permit fees: €300 application and €100 card per personOfficial
Greens Benna whole milk 1 L €1.37Listings
Greens Jesper's white sliced loaf 600 g €1.40Listings
Greens Tilda wholegrain basmati rice 1 kg, €5.79 offerListings
Greens fresh chicken breast sliced €11.99/kgListings
Greens lean beef mince €13.95 per kgListings
Greens Barton & Guestier Cabernet Sauvignon 750 ml €7.99Listings
McDonald’s Malta Saverplus meals €4.50Official
Eden Cinemas adult regular ticket €9.90Official
24/7 Fitness Club Malta 1-month membership €70Official
Enemalta domestic electricity €0.1365/kWh band 1Official
Dr Matthew Farrugia, Zebbug clinic consultation €20Official
Verdala International School tuition 2026–27Official
Greens Red Delicious apples €2.95/kgListings
Greens San Benedetto sparkling water 1.5 L, €0.95 offer including depositListings
Mamma's Brunch Bugibba — cappuccino €3.00Listings
Mayflower Hotel Qawra bar menu, Cisk Excel pint €4.50Official
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Water Services Corporation registered-resident water tariffsOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1040.84 2778.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 693.9 1010.21
- Apples 2.89 3.31
- Beef 13.88 15.66
- Beer 4.05 5.05
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- Bread 1.73 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.11
- Coffee 3.24 3.37
- Coliving Space 809.55 1066.34
- Coworking Space 173.47 364.8
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 693.9, expat 346.95, family 231.3, tourist 57.82 local 159.95, nomad 1010.21, expat 392.3, family 649.9, tourist 75.77
- Doctor Visit (GP) 34.69 22.45
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 5.05
- Gasoline 1.56 1.5
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 115.65, expat 462.6, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 264.7, nomad 302.55, expat 359.2, family 898.12, tourist 8.55
- Gym Membership 52.04 78.57
- Haircut 17.35 11.17
- Health Insurance local 23.13, nomad 69.39, expat 92.52, family 231.3, tourist 5.78 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 693.9, nomad 2081.69, expat 1387.79, family 1734.74, tourist 115.65 local 897.97, nomad 2778.09, expat 1010.21, family 1683.69, tourist 168.37
- Internet & Mobile local 28.91, nomad 69.39, expat 40.48, family 69.39, tourist 5.78 local 51.06, nomad 58.37, expat 58.37, family 72.99, tourist 1.68
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 43.75
- Jeans 80.95 93.75
- Laundry 11.56 1.84
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 231.3, expat 115.65, family 115.65 local 111.91, nomad 243.24, expat 145.25, family 2799.79, tourist 32.33
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.03 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.39 79.54
- Milk 1.39 1.54
- Mobile Plan 20.82 14.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.07 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 8.15
- Rice 2.08 6.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.94 13.92
- Running Shoes 104.08 141.43
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 6.72
- Scooter Rental 23.13 168.37
- Summer Dress 46.26 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.05 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.82 24.69
- Transportation local 30.07, nomad 92.52, expat 80.95, family 173.47, tourist 23.13 local 30.18, nomad 85.85, expat 113.69, family 283.05, tourist 27.84
- Utilities local 92.52, nomad 69.39, expat 104.08, family 150.34, tourist 0 local 80.87, nomad 0, expat 90.26, family 133.85, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.82, family 92.52 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 149.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 8.97
Fix pass corrected units, exchange-rate arithmetic, borrowed-price labels, source links and explicit profile formulas for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Removed unsupported rental ranges, the housing seasonal multiplier and resident insurance premiums; labelled Cinema Ticket and Ride-hailing (5km) proxies and marked dead-source minor prices unverified (bugibba.lavapiu.com.mt, nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt, greens.com.mt).

Bugibba cost of living