Cost of Living in Paceville, 🇲🇹 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 32 $1,852 $1,571 $2,918 $898 $112

Utilities 3 30 31 $55 $62 $121 $55 —

Internet & Mobile 7 23 $51 $51 $66 $44 $0

Groceries 12 13 14 15 16 17 26 27 $275 $323 $814 $239 $8

Transportation 4 5 6 $86 $114 $284 $30 $18

Dining Out 18 28 $1,313 $453 $700 $195 $81

Leisure Activities 19 20 24 25 $365 $141 $2,786 $121 $31

Health Insurance 10 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $37 $37 $150 — —

Total $4,101 $2,752 $7,839 $1,582 $252

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 32 $1,571.44 $1,179 – $1,796 per month

Coworking Space 9 $365.02 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,852.06 $1,571 – $2,133 per month

Coliving Space 32 $897.97 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $3.37 per cup

Beer 25 $5.74 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $16.83 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $5.05 per meal

Apples 26 $3.31 per kg

Bread 13 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.54 per liter

Rice 14 $6.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $13.46 per kg

Beef 16 $15.66 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 $8.97 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 28 $84.19 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 27 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 $0.00 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $13.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $168.37 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $14.42 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 23 $37.03 per month

Gym Membership 20 $78.57 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $24.69 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $11.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 21 $93.63 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes 21 $141.35 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 21 $11.17 per visit

Laundry 29 $2.06 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $16.84 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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, Bugibba, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2306.61 1852.06
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1383.97 1571.44
- Apples 2.88 3.31
- Beef 17.3 15.66
- Beer 5.19 5.74
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- Bread 1.38 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 10.38 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 11.11
- Coffee 4.04 3.37
- Coliving Space 1153.31 897.97
- Coworking Space 288.33 365.02
- Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 691.98, expat 345.99, family 461.32, tourist 80.73 local 195.31, nomad 1313.28, expat 453.47, family 700.42, tourist 81.38
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 16.84
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 5.05
- Gasoline 1.56 1.5
- Groceries local 345.99, nomad 115.33, expat 461.32, family 807.31, tourist 11.53 local 239.35, nomad 275.26, expat 323.13, family 813.8, tourist 7.59
- Gym Membership 57.67 78.57
- Haircut 20.76 11.17
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 80.73, expat 103.8, family 288.33, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 864.98, nomad 1729.96, expat 1268.64, family 1960.62, tourist 138.4 local 897.97, nomad 1852.06, expat 1571.44, family 2918.4, tourist 112.25
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 86.5, expat 57.67, family 92.26, tourist 5.77 local 44.23, nomad 51.45, expat 51.45, family 65.87, tourist 0.24
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 37.03
- Jeans 80.73 93.63
- Laundry 11.53 2.06
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 288.33, expat 138.4, family 230.66, tourist 40.37 local 121, nomad 365.47, expat 141.21, family 2786.32, tourist 31.32
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.15 16.83
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.73 84.19
- Milk 1.5 1.54
- Mobile Plan 23.07 14.42
- Monthly Transport Pass 29.99 0
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 8.15
- Rice 2.54 6.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.84 13.92
- Running Shoes 115.33 141.35
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 6.72
- Scooter Rental 28.83 168.37
- Summer Dress 51.9 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.61 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.83 24.69
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 17.3 local 30.18, nomad 85.85, expat 113.69, family 283.98, tourist 18.41
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 34.6, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 0 local 54.85, expat 62.13, family 120.8, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.67, family 115.33 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 149.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.97
Fix pass corrected units, monthly bundle periods, borrowed-price labels, source links and reproducible budgets for Airbnb (1 month), 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, 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). Removed unsupported expat and family insurance premiums. (portughes.com, nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt, go.com.mt)

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