Cost of Living in Qawra, 🇲🇹 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 $1,066 $1,347 $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 $302 $359 $898 $265 $9

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

Dining Out 29 30 31 $1,010 $392 $650 $160 $59

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 $4,582 $2,261 $6,335 $1,597 $300

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 5 $1,066.34 $673 – $1,235 per month

Coworking Space 12 $364.80 per month

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

Coliving Space $1,038.28 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 $6.45 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 Bugibba, Valletta, Hanoi, Valencia, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1040.84 2778.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 636.07 1066.34
- Apples 2.89 3.31
- Beef 13.88 15.66
- Beer 2.89 5.05
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- Bread 1.73 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 9.25 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.11
- Coffee 2.89 3.37
- Coliving Space 693.9 1038.28
- Coworking Space 208.17 364.8
- Dining Out local 115.65, nomad 1272.14, expat 289.12, family 462.6, tourist 57.82 local 159.95, nomad 1010.21, expat 392.3, family 649.9, tourist 59.49
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 22.45
- Fast Food Combo 10.41 5.05
- Gasoline 1.56 1.5
- Groceries local 254.43, nomad 115.65, expat 323.82, family 809.55, tourist 5.78 local 264.52, nomad 302.35, expat 358.95, family 897.51, tourist 8.55
- Gym Membership 46.26 78.57
- Haircut 20.82 11.17
- Health Insurance local 23.13, nomad 69.39, expat 104.08, family 289.12, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 809.55, nomad 1619.09, expat 1156.49, family 1734.74, tourist 138.78 local 897.97, nomad 2778.09, expat 1066.34, family 1346.95, tourist 168.37
- Internet & Mobile local 34.69, nomad 346.95, expat 52.04, family 80.95, tourist 3.47 local 51.06, nomad 58.37, expat 58.37, family 72.99, tourist 1.68
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 43.75
- Jeans 63.61 93.75
- Laundry 9.25 1.84
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 173.47, expat 69.39, family 173.47 local 111.91, nomad 243.24, expat 145.25, family 2799.79, tourist 32.33
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.61 79.54
- Milk 1.39 1.54
- Mobile Plan 17.35 14.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.07 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 8.15
- Rice 2.31 6.45
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.1 13.92
- Running Shoes 92.52 141.43
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 6.72
- Scooter Rental 28.91 168.37
- Summer Dress 46.26 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.63 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.82 24.69
- Transportation local 46.26, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 289.12, tourist 17.35 local 30.18, nomad 85.85, expat 113.69, family 283.05, tourist 27.84
- Utilities local 92.52, nomad 0, expat 104.08, family 173.47, tourist 0 local 80.87, nomad 0, expat 90.26, family 133.85, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 11.56, family 23.13, tourist 1.16 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 149.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.81 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 8.97
Internet & Mobile tourist restated as weekly data, Transportation expat and tourist and Dining Out tourist rebuilt from metered-taxi and menu inputs, Visa & Legal Fees family restated at four applicants and Health Insurance expat and family removed as unverified (go.com.mt, legislation.mt, mayflowerhotel.com.mt, nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt, safetywing.com)

Qawra cost of living