Cost of Living in Marsaxlokk, 🇲🇹 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 $1,751 $842 $1,571 $730 $105

Utilities — $95 $135 $86 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $51 $51 $66 $44 $0

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 25 26 $273 $335 $843 $248 $6

Transportation 7 8 $114 $142 $311 $30 $28

Dining Out 4 5 6 $898 $349 $572 $136 $66

Leisure Activities 21 22 24 $167 $145 $2,828 $112 $33

Health Insurance 13 $67 $101 $314 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $37 $37 $150 — —

Total $3,358 $2,097 $6,790 $1,386 $240

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $841.84 $617 – $954 per month

Coworking Space 12 $365.02 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,459.20 $842 – $1,571 per month

Coliving Space $897.97 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $3.03 per cup

Beer 6 $5.05 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 4 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $5.05 per meal

Apples 25 $3.31 per kg

Bread 16 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.54 per liter

Rice $6.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 $13.46 per kg

Beef 18 $15.66 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $8.97 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 5 $69.59 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 26 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 $2.34 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $13.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $168.37 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $14.42 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $37.03 per month

Gym Membership 22 $78.57 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $24.69 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $11.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $90.10 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes 23 $88.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $11.22 per visit

Laundry 27 $1.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $16.84 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 Birgu, Valletta, Hanoi, Valencia, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.62 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 980.12 841.84
- Apples 2.54 3.31
- Beef 16.14 15.66
- Beer 4.04 5.05
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- Bread 1.38 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 8.65 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 11.11
- Coffee 2.88 3.03
- Coliving Space 749.5 897.97
- Coworking Space 207.55 365.02
- Dining Out local 92.25, nomad 1383.69, expat 288.27, family 230.62, tourist 69.18 local 136.27, nomad 898.42, expat 348.52, family 572.45, tourist 66.45
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.12 16.84
- Fast Food Combo 9.22 5.05
- Gasoline 1.67 1.5
- Groceries local 288.27, nomad 115.31, expat 461.23, family 691.85, tourist 0 local 247.95, nomad 272.75, expat 334.73, family 843.04, tourist 5.83
- Gym Membership 51.89 78.57
- Haircut 23.06 11.22
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.18, expat 80.72, family 288.27, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 101.02, family 314.29, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 691.85, nomad 1268.38, expat 1037.77, family 1499, tourist 138.37 local 729.6, nomad 1751.04, expat 841.85, family 1571.44, tourist 104.76
- Internet & Mobile local 40.36, nomad 57.65, expat 46.12, family 57.65, tourist 2.31 local 44.23, nomad 51.45, expat 51.45, family 65.87, tourist 0.24
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.36 37.03
- Jeans 69.18 90.1
- Laundry 11.53 1.84
- Leisure Activities local 34.59, nomad 230.62, expat 115.31, family 345.92, tourist 17.3 local 111.91, nomad 167.47, expat 145.25, family 2827.85, tourist 33.34
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.72 69.59
- Milk 1.5 1.54
- Mobile Plan 28.83 14.42
- Monthly Transport Pass 29.98 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 8.15
- Rice 2.08 6.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 13.92
- Running Shoes 98.01 88.3
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 6.72
- Scooter Rental 28.83 168.37
- Summer Dress 40.36 50.51
- Taxi Start 5.77 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.06 24.69
- Transportation local 46.12, nomad 92.25, family 345.92, tourist 23.06 local 30.18, nomad 113.69, expat 141.52, family 310.88, tourist 27.84
- Utilities local 138.37, nomad 0, expat 115.31, family 230.62, tourist 0 local 86.43, nomad 0, expat 95.41, family 134.7, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.3, family 34.59 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 149.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 8.97
Fix pass corrected units, source references, borrowed-price disclosures and total formulas for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, 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), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Prices without supporting pages remain explicitly unverified at light depth (myrent.mt, bugibba.lavapiu.com.mt, nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt).

Marsaxlokk cost of living