Cost of Living in Victoria, 🇲🇹 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 5 $2,222 $702 $1,235 $617 $135

Utilities 5 23 28 — $68 $144 $49 —

Internet & Mobile 12 13 $51 $51 $66 $44 $2

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 26 27 $94 $328 $769 $243 $5

Transportation 10 11 $100 $142 $312 $2 $28

Dining Out 8 9 $993 $365 $411 $138 $47

Leisure Activities 7 25 $226 $145 $2,703 $84 $10

Health Insurance 21 $67 $101 $314 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 $37 $37 $150 — —

Total $3,790 $1,939 $6,104 $1,177 $229

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 4 $701.54 $561 – $842 per month

Coworking Space 6 $278.15 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $2,222.47 $1,818 – $2,626 per month

Coliving Space $561.23 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 8 $1.68 per cup

Beer 8 $4.49 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $15.15 per meal

Fast Food Combo $5.05 per meal

Apples 26 $3.31 per kg

Bread 16 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.54 per liter

Rice 17 $6.84 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) 9 $44.56 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 27 $1.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 11 $2.34 per month

Gasoline 14 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $13.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $168.37 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 12 $14.42 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $37.03 per month

Gym Membership 7 $43.78 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $24.69 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 30 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 24 $77.60 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes 24 $109.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 24 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 29 $3.37 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $16.84 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $8.13 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 Gozo, Valletta, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1156.49 2222.47
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 701.54
- Apples 2.89 3.31
- Beef 13.88 15.66
- Beer 4.05 4.49
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- Bread 2.08 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 9.54
- Coffee 2.08 1.68
- Coliving Space 751.72 561.23
- Coworking Space 173.47 278.15
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 693.9, expat 231.3, family 346.95, tourist 57.82 local 138.06, nomad 993.38, expat 365.25, family 410.82, tourist 47.03
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 16.84
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 5.05
- Gasoline 1.62 1.5
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 92.52, expat 404.77, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 242.54, nomad 93.77, expat 328.01, family 768.72, tourist 5.12
- Gym Membership 40.48 43.78
- Haircut 23.13 11.2
- Health Insurance local 57.82, nomad 80.95, expat 138.78, family 289.12, tourist 11.56 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 101.02, family 314.29, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 693.9, nomad 1734.74, expat 1272.14, family 1734.74, tourist 115.65 local 617.35, nomad 2222.47, expat 701.54, family 1234.71, tourist 134.7
- Internet & Mobile local 46.26, nomad 69.39, expat 57.82, family 80.95, tourist 5.78 local 44.23, nomad 51.45, expat 51.45, family 65.87, tourist 1.68
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.69 37.03
- Jeans 80.95 77.6
- Laundry 6.94 3.37
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 173.47, expat 115.65, family 173.47 local 84.18, nomad 225.61, expat 144.8, family 2703.26, tourist 10.1
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.03 15.15
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 44.56
- Milk 1.5 1.54
- Mobile Plan 17.35 14.42
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.07 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.1 8.13
- Rice 2.08 6.84
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.1 13.92
- Running Shoes 98.3 109
- 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 1.39 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.88 24.69
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 115.65, expat 92.52, family 231.3, tourist 17.35 local 2.34, nomad 99.77, expat 141.52, family 311.82, tourist 27.84
- Utilities local 115.65, nomad 69.39, expat 138.78, family 208.17, tourist 0 local 49.01, nomad 0, expat 67.5, family 144.02, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 11.56, nomad 46.26, expat 69.39, family 92.52, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 149.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.16 1.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 8.97
Research attribution and verification date corrected to this pass; exchange rate and comparison cities reused unchanged from the country prep.

Victoria cost of living