Cost of Living in Mellieħa, 🇲🇹 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 $2,778 $1,010 $1,459 $842 $168

Utilities 24 35 — $90 $134 $81 —

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

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 28 29 $256 $304 $761 $224 $9

Transportation 5 6 7 11 $95 $104 $312 $36 $20

Dining Out 30 31 33 $960 $333 $532 $135 $56

Leisure Activities 22 23 27 30 $223 $145 $2,802 $112 $32

Health Insurance 13 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $37 $37 $75 — —

Total $4,475 $2,081 $6,148 $1,481 $289

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Transportation

Gasoline 11 $1.50 per liter

Taxi Start 5 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $2.34 per month

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

Scooter Rental 37 $280.62 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $841.85 $617 – $1,066 per month

Coworking Space 12 $364.80 per month

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

Coliving Space 1 $897.97 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 33 $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 28 $3.31 per kg

Bread 16 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.54 per liter

Rice 17 $7.06 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) 32 $70.72 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 29 $1.07 per bottle

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $14.62 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 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 25 $93.60 per pair

Summer Dress 36 $41.52 per dress

Running Shoes 25 $141.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 34 $1.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $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 Bugibba, Valletta, Hanoi, Valencia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2075.95 2778.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 691.98 841.85
- Apples 2.88 3.31
- Beef 13.84 15.66
- Beer 4.04 5.05
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- Bread 1.73 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 11.11
- Coffee 2.88 3.37
- Coliving Space 807.31 897.97
- Coworking Space 173 364.8
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 807.31, expat 230.66, family 276.79, tourist 57.67 local 134.7, nomad 959.7, expat 333.37, family 532.05, tourist 55.56
- Doctor Visit (GP) 34.6 22.45
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 5.05
- Gasoline 1.61 1.5
- Groceries local 345.99, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 922.64, tourist 0 local 224.19, nomad 256.25, expat 304.22, family 760.67, tourist 8.55
- Gym Membership 46.13 78.57
- Haircut 20.76 11.2
- Health Insurance local 23.07, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 807.31, nomad 1499.3, expat 1037.97, family 1614.63, tourist 115.33 local 841.85, nomad 2778.09, expat 1010.21, family 1459.2, tourist 168.37
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 69.2, expat 51.9, family 80.73, tourist 0 local 51.06, nomad 58.37, expat 58.37, family 72.99, tourist 1.68
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 43.75
- Jeans 69.2 93.6
- Laundry 8.07 1.84
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 288.33, expat 115.33, family 345.99 local 111.91, nomad 223.03, expat 145.25, family 2802.04, tourist 32.33
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.43 70.72
- Milk 1.38 1.54
- Mobile Plan 23.07 14.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.6 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 8.15
- Rice 2.08 7.06
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 13.92
- Running Shoes 92.26 141
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 6.72
- Scooter Rental 23.07 280.62
- Summer Dress 40.37 41.52
- Taxi Start 6.92 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 24.69
- Transportation local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 57.67, family 345.99, tourist 23.07 local 35.79, nomad 94.83, expat 103.81, family 312.23, tourist 19.53
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 230.66, tourist 0 local 80.87, nomad 0, expat 90.27, family 133.86, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.67, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 74.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.97
Coworking Space, Cinema Ticket, Beer and Coffee relabelled with their borrowing origin; Tennis Court (Weekend) and Pharmacy (basic meds) left as light-depth holdovers without a supporting price page (sohomalta.com, mayflowerhotel.com.mt, edencinemas.com.mt, wolt.com)

Mellieħa cost of living