Food: Malta’s prices for basic foodstuffs are as cheap as European Mainland
A statistical basket of goods with weighting and average consumer habits is of little help for one’s cost of living. To determine the costs for emigrants to Malta, World-of-Malta updates nearly 300 prices of food and luxury food items. Prices of everyday food items such as bread, eggs, local fruits, and vegetables are cheap in Malta. Food imported to Malta has a price premium between 20 and 300 percent compared to the country of origin.
How expensive is food in Malta?
We have been monitoring price trends in Malta for years, not just food. The additional coverage of hotels, restaurants & café, the cost of transportation such as public transport and cab, as well as rental price trends, give an accurate view of the cost of living. Local food is cheap. Imported goods from Europe and the rest of the world expensive due to water and air transportation.
How do Malta’s food prices compare to the EU?
Our data records show, vacations from Germany eat and drink cheaply in Malta. Malta is also a cheap country in terms of food prices in European comparison for immigrants from Germany.
Malta is below the EU average in food price comparison (source of your EU).
The prices for basic food in Malta are on German level.
Some luxury foods cost up to 300% more than in Germany.
There is no shortage of food in Malta.
Malta’s range includes organic and vegan foods for healthy eating.
Malta imports most of its food.
The average income in Malta is about 60% of Germany.
In 2021, the inflation rate in Malta was 1.5 percent, up from 0.64 percent in 2020 (source NSO Malta).
300 Daily food prices
- Prices are determined each month from hundreds of purchases.
- All prices are rounded up to the nearest 10 cents
- Purchases are made alongside market stalls and delivery from Welbee, Greens Supermarket and Lidl.
- Limited time offers are not marked.
- Current survey from 1st quarter 2022
Bake, bake a cake… Cereals, cereal products, potatoes.
The selection of bread is clear. Modern “baking stores” and bread at the push of a button is not available even in Lidl. Prices are reasonable for bread, baguettes, ciabatta, as well as domestic potatoes. There is no lack of baking accessories.
Food product | Price Malta |
500 grams Maltese bread | 0.90 Euro |
500 grams of wholemeal bread | 1.80 Euro |
300 grams baguettes | 0.60 Euro |
400 grams of white bread | 0.40 Euro |
500 grams of toast | 1.00 Euro |
500 grams of wholemeal flour toast | 1.40 Euro |
Bread roll | 0.30 Euro |
Pretzel | 0.80 Euro |
Ciabatta | 0.40 Euro |
German roll | 0.50 Euro |
Sunflower seed roll | 0.70 Euro |
Golden Harvest Barley & Oats | 3.30 Euro |
750 grams pumpkin seed bread | 6.60 Euro |
1 kg flour | 0.70 Euro |
1 kg wholemeal flour | 1,00 Euro |
340 grams corn (can) | 0.70 Euro |
1 kg coconut flour | 6.00 Euro |
1 kg backing powder | 4.00 Euro |
Backing powder (10 × 15 gram) | 0.50 Euro |
1 kg yeast | 3.80 Euro |
Yeast (10 × 7 gram) | 0.50 Euro |
1 kg rice | 1.50 Euro |
1 kg potatoes | 1.10 Euro |
1 kg French fries | 1.20 Euro |
1 kg croquettes | 1.50 Euro |
1 kg noodles | 1.00 Euro |
1 kg Barilla noodles | 1.40 Euro |
1 kg lasagne (frozen) | 4.20 Euro |
1 kg gnocchi | 3.60 Euro |
1 kg flakes oat | 1.70 Euro |
1 kg pizza base (pre-baked) | 3.00 Euro |
175 grams Pizza Margherita (frozen) | 1.75 Euro |
1 kg Pizza Capricciosa | 4.70 Euro |
1 kg whole wheat wraps | 4.00 Euro |
Milk, cheese and other dairy products will make your breakfast delicious
In Malta there is livestock breeding of barks, pigs and goats, so that a small demand of the population is covered.
Food product | Price Malta |
1 litre whole milk 3.5 % | 0.80 Euro |
1 litre whole milk 0.3 % | 1.00 Euro |
Soy, oat, almond “milk” | See Vegan specialities |
0.5 Litre yoghurt | 0.80 Euro |
0.5 Litre fruit yoghurt | 0.90 Euro |
0.5 Litre Greek yoghurt | 2.80 Euro |
1 Kg Tzatziki | 3.40 Euro |
0.5 litres whipped cream | 1.30 Euro |
0.2 litres whipped cream | 0.70 Euro |
1 kg Emmental cheese | 7.90 Euro |
1 kg Parmesan | 16.85 Euro |
1 kg slice of cheese | 4.30 Euro |
1 kg cream cheese | 4.60 Euro |
1 kg Mozzarella | 7.90 Euro |
1 kg Feta-cheese | 10.80 Euro |
1 kg Gorgonzola | 11.50 Euro |
1 kg Mascarpone | 5.60 Euro |
250 grams Margarine | 0.70 Euro |
250 grams Butter | 2.60 Euro |
250 grams Mayonnaise | 1.10 Euro |
300 grams Tiramisu (frozen) | 2.50 Euro |
ca. 900 grams cake (frozen) | 6.00 Euro |
500 grams chocolate sprinkles | 2.10 Euro |
1 litre ice cream | 5,10 Euro |
0,2 litre Vanilla Pudding | 1,10 Euro |
Local salad, vegetables, legumes, nuts for energy and good mood.
There are simplified in vegetables and salad in two price categories in Malta: local products and imported vegetables and salad. Local produce is below the prices of imported produce for products such as tomatoes, zucchini, or potatoes. In any supermarket you will find after the abolition of the EU cucumber regulation (Commission Regulation EEC No. 1677/88) and Euro bananas, with a little luck cheap two-legged carrots on the shelf 😉. Due to the many months of sunshine in Malta, farmers harvest vegetables and fruit several times a year.
Food product | Price Malta |
400 gram peeled tomatoes | 0.40 Euro |
1 kg tomatoes | 1.60 Euro |
1 kg cocktail tomatoes | 3.60 Euro |
0,7 litre tomatoes souse | 0.80 Euro |
1 kg carrots | 1.40 Euro |
1 kg carrots (frozen) | 1.40 Euro |
1 kg peas & carrots (frozen) | 3.30 Euro |
1 kg peas & carrots | 3.90 Euro |
1 lettuce | 1.10 Euro |
1 kg cauliflower | 2.10 Euro |
1 kg cabbage | 1.90 Euro |
1 kg peppers | 1.70 Euro |
1 kg peppers (frozen) | 4.80 Euro |
1 kg kale (frozen) | 1.40 Euro |
1 kg sliced mushrooms | 3.60 Euro |
1 kg mushrooms (frozen) | 3.10 Euro |
1 kg Porcini | 16.00 Euro |
1 kg green beans (frozen) | 1.50 Euro |
1 kg Broccoli (frozen) | 1.90 Euro |
1 kg spinach (frozen) | 1.10 Euro |
1 kg vegetable mixture (frozen) | 1.70 Euro |
1 kg peas (frozen) | 2,00 Euro |
1 kg zucchini | 2.40 Euro |
400 grams Kidney beans | 0.70 Euro |
1 kg eggplant (frozen) | 3.40 Euro |
1 kg olives | 7.10 Euro |
1 kg artichokes | 5.30 Euro |
1 kg onions | 2.10 Euro |
1 kg sliced onions (frozen) | 5.00 Euro |
1 kg cucumber | 3.20 Euro |
1 kg pickled cucumber | 4.80 Euro |
1 kg garlic | 5.60 Euro |
1 kg Paella (frozen) | 3.00 Euro |
250 gram almonds | 3.40 Euro |
250 grams almonds (grated) | 2.70 Euro |
250 grams hazelnuts | 5.30 Euro |
250 grams walnuts | 6.80 Euro |
1 kg cacao powder | 8.60 Euro |
500 grams block chocolate | 5.70 Euro |
Concentrated vitamin power on your dining table: fruit, dried fruit.
Malta has a wide range of fresh fruit. Strikingly, prices for bananas, kiwi, oranges, and apples are hardly subject to price fluctuations.
Food products | Price Malta |
1 kg Kiwi | 2.00 Euro |
1 kg apples | 1.20 Euro |
1 kg bananas | 1.80 Euro |
1 kg oranges | 2.20 Euro |
1 kg pineapple | 1.30 Euro |
1 kg ginger | 2.80 Euro |
1 kg fruit berry mix (frozen) | 3.30 Euro |
1 kg lemons | 1.60 Euro |
Baby food and infants
Food products | Price Malta |
100 grams baby porridge | 0.70 Euro |
100 grams of Natura fruit juice | 0.90 Euro |
100 grams Hipp baby porridge | 1.40 Euro |
100 ml Hipp organic Smoothie | 2.00 Euro |
100 grams rusk | 1.20 Euro |
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Balmy summer evenings invite to barbecue – meat, sausage, fish, and eggs.
The supply of meat and sausages is sufficient. Butcher shops provide fresh marinade for the many barbecues. As you would expect on an island, there is an abundant supply of fish.
Food products | Price Malta |
10 eggs | 1.20 Euro |
1 kg smoked ham | 9.20 Euro |
1 kg Prosciutto ham | 27.70 Euro |
1 kg sliced sausages | 2.60 Euro |
1 kg beef sausages | 9.30 Euro |
1 kg Salami | 12.00 Euro |
1 kg pepperoni sausages | 13.30 Euro |
1 kg chicken Hot Dog | 5.10 Euro |
1 kg chicken breast | 8.80 Euro |
1 kg chicken wings / chicken legs | 2.50 Euro |
1 kg chicken nuggets (frozen) | 7.70 Euro |
1 kg Beef Cowboy Steak Irish | 27.60 Euro |
1 kg Argentine beef | 30.00 Euro |
1 kg Rib-eye steak | 17.90 Euro |
1 kg beef minute steak | 9.00 Euro |
1 kg Pork Medallions | 5.60 Euro |
1 kg pork shops | 4.60 Euro |
1 kg pork shoulder | 3.95 Euro |
1 kg pork sausages | 9.20 Euro |
300 grams Bayrische Weißwürste | 2.70 Euro |
1 kg tuna steak | 47.00 Euro |
1 kg salmon steak | 26.00 Euro |
1 kg wild salmon (frozen) | 24.00 Euro |
175 grams tuna (can) | 2.20 Euro |
80 grams tuna (can) | 1.00 Euro |
100 grams shrimps (frozen) | 1.00 Euro |
1 kg mussels (frozen) | 6.00 Euro |
Olive oils and good fats are part of the Mediterranean flair
Vegetable fats and oils are vital and healthy because of their unsaturated fatty acids. As is common in the Mediterranean region, olive oil comes in different quality levels and price categories. Quite coveted and rarely available is the high quality Maltese olive oil. Alternative oils such as safflower oil, sunflower oil or rapeseed oil are rather underrepresented in Malta.
Food products | Price Malta |
1 litre Maltese olive oil | 28.00 Euro |
1 litre olive oil | 4.00 Euro |
1 litre rapeseed oil | 1.90 Euro |
1 litre sunflower oil | 2.40 Euro |
1 litre organic coconut oil | 10.00 Euro |
Butter, Margarine |
Refine your dishes like a pro – Delicious spices, seasoning, sauces, herbs refine your dishes
A spice known for thousands of years is Maltese sea salt, rich in minerals. The pans located by the sea in the north of Gozo look like chequerboards. The salt is harvested between May and September. Gozitan sea salt is used to make sun-dried tomatoes and sheep cheese because of its purity and flavour. Other Maltese spices and herbs are pepper, garlic, oregano, rosemary, or chilli.
Food products | Price Malta |
500 grams Ketchup | 1.15 Euro |
500 grams Heinz Ketchup | 3.50 Euro |
500 grams Heinz mustard | 3.20 Euro |
250 grams mustard | 1.50 Euro |
250 grams pesto | 1.60 Euro |
250 grams sea salt Gozo | 5.00 Euro |
100 grams table salt | 0.50 Euro |
100 grams simple spices | 1.40 Euro |
100 grams mixed spices | 1.50 Euro |
100 grams rosemary | 1.80 Euro |
100 grams thyme | 4.70 Euro |
Mayonnaise |
Curious about the selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages?
Food products | Price Malta |
1 kg of ground coffee | 4.00 Euro |
100 grams Nescafe Gold | 3.40 Euro |
1 kg Espresso | 6.40 Euro |
25 tea bags black tea | 1.00 Euro |
100 grams green tea | 2.00 Euro |
20 tea bags fruit tea | 2.00 Euro |
2 litre water | 0.30 Euro |
2 litre sparkling water | 0.70 Euro |
1 litre juice | 0.90 Euro |
1 litre Coca-Cola | 1.10 Euro |
1 litre Cola | 0.70 Euro |
1 litre Fanta | 1.10 Euro |
1 litre of ice tea | 1.60 Euro |
1 litre Kinnie | 2.10 Euro |
1 litre Aperitiv Spritz | 6.20 Euro |
1 litre Martini Rosso | 7.50 Euro |
0.7 litre Malibu | 10.00 Euro |
0.7 litre Jägermeister | 15.20 Euro |
0.7 litre Vodka | 9.40 Euro |
0.7 litre Ouzo | 7.00 Euro |
0.7 litre Whiskey | 9.00 Euro |
0.7 litre Jonny Walker Red Label | 11.70 Euro |
0.7 litre Jack Daniel’s | 18.90 Euro |
0.7 litre white Rum | 8.00 Euro |
0.7 litre Bacardi | 12.00 Euro |
0.75 litre sparkling wine | 2.20 Euro |
0.75 litre Acquesi sparkling wine | 5.00 Euro |
0.75 litre Moet & Chandon | 36.30 Euro |
0.70 litre wine | 2.50 Euro |
0.70 litre Maltese wine | 3.10 Euro |
0.7 litre Balhasar Ress Riesling | 8.00 Euro |
1 litre cider | 2.70 Euro |
0.5 litre Becks Beer | 1.30 Euro |
0.5 litre Carlsberg Beer | 1.10 Euro |
0.5 litre Heineken Beer | 1.10 Euro |
0.5 litre Franziskaner Weißbier | 1.60 Euro |
0.5 litre Erdinger Weißbier | 2.20 Euro |
0.5 litre Cisk Beer | 1.40 Euro |
0.5 litre Löwenbräu | 1.00 Euro |
Snacks for in between – sweets, nibbles, sugar, honey, jam
Malta and Gozo are famous for their specially blended and flavourful finest bee honey. The hives are located in the open thyme and clover fields. The high price is a deterrent. However, according to our research, the honey is pure bee honey with no non-EU honey (syrup?) included. It is believed the name Malta is derived from Melitta, the Greek word for bee. Malta is the island of honey.
Food products | Price Malta |
1 kg sugar | 0.80 Euro |
Vanilla sugar (10 × 8 gram) | 0.50 Euro |
250 grams Langnese Fleet Bee Blossom Honey | 4.39 Euro |
260 grams Maltese honey | 8.00 Euro |
450 grams honey | 4.00 Euro |
450 grams Nutella | 4.40 Euro |
450 grams jam | 1.30 Euro |
1 kg biscuits / cookies | 1.90 Euro |
1 kg cookies (chocolate / nuts) | 5.50 Euro |
400 grams peanuts in shell | 1.60 Euro |
200 grams peanuts salted | 0.90 Euro |
100 grams milk chocolate | 0.70 Euro |
100 grams Milka chocolate | 1.00 Euro |
100 grams chocolate (70% cacao) | 1.80 Euro |
100 grams Ritter Sport | 1.20 Euro |
100 grams M&M’s | 1.50 Euro |
100 gram Lindt Swiss Premium | 2.50 Euro |
300 grams Soft cake | 2.30 Euro |
100 grams Snickers | 1.40 Euro |
100 grams KitKatt | 1.20 Euro |
200 grams Tortillas | 1.10 Euro |
200 grams Vegan Tortillas | 4.40 Euro |
200 grams Paprika Chips | 2.20 Euro |
17 vegan specialities – soul food for vegans
Malta has a large community of vegans and vegan restaurants in every town. Some big 4-star hotels offer a vegan buffet day 1-2 times a year. Therefore, it is not problematic to combine vegan food with local seasonal vegetables and fruits.
Food products | Price Malta |
1 kg Couscous | 6.10 Euro |
400 grams Tofu | 3.20 Euro |
1 kg Vegan fries sweet potatoes | 7.70 Euro |
400 grams vegan pumpkin risotto | 7.80 Euro |
200 grams vegan fish scampi | 5.20 Euro |
400 grams vegan falafel pizza | 5.20 Euro |
400 grams falafel | 10.80 Euro |
400 grams vegan meat | 5.80 Euro |
1 kg vegan bread | 7.90 Euro |
400 grams vegan lasagne | 4.70 Euro |
1 litre Vegan Heinz Mayonnaise | 6.30 Euro |
100 grams vegan cheese slices | 1.60 Euro |
Vegan protein cappuccino bar | 1.00 Euro |
1 litre soy – “milk” | 1.70 Euro |
1 litre oat – “milk” | 1.70 Euro |
1 litre almond – “milk” | 1.80 Euro |
1 litre coconut – “milk” | 5.90 Euro |
FAQs – Do you have questions about Malta's food prices!? We give you the answers
Why is food more expensive in Malta than in europe mainland?
Malta exports a lot of food. Maltese agricultural products are mostly cheaper than imported vegetables and fruits. The domestic Cisk beer (International Beer Day), which has won several international awards, is in the high price segment.
Where is the cheapest food in Malta?
Across the board, food is cheapest in Lidl stores in Malta. Despite the low labor costs in Malta, the prices in the seven Lidl markets are about 20 percent higher than the German prices. Local products are cheap in Malta Supermarket, Welbee’s, SPAR Malta or Greens Supermarket.
Is organic food available in Malta?
Organic food is available in all supermarkets. Specialized organic stores and sustainable organic farms can be found several times in Malta. On 3.11.1999 the Malta Organic Agriculture Movement was founded as an independent and voluntary organization to promote organic agriculture.
Who delivers fresh food in Malta?
Delivery service with fresh food is fast and efficient in Malta. Register on the websites of, for example, Welbee’s or Greens Supermarket, choose and send your order. E-commerce in food trade is standard in Malta. Many farms and fruit growers deliver to your doorstep.
Where do you buy food in Malta directly from the farmer?
Malta is considered unbureaucratic for entrepreneurs, and thus there are farm stores on farms. Agricultural land use in Malta is approximately 33 percent (www.fao.org). Malta’s fruit and vegetable producers offer direct sales and delivery services. Well-known direct agricultural marketers in Malta are:
Farm Shop St. Andrews Farm at 135 Triq Il-Qasam Is-Swieqi, SWQ 3029.
Farmer’s Deli, Villa Bologna, 30, Sant’Anton Street, Attard, Malta
The Veg Box in Manikata adjacent to Majjistral Nature Park near Golden Bay
Vincent’s Eco-Farm in Trejqa tal-Qanfud, Żebbieħ L-Mgarr
Are there weekly agricultural markets in Malta?
Are there weekly agricultural markets in Malta?
Agricultural weekly markets are a tradition in many larger towns. Seven well-known markets are located in
Birgu on Tuesday and Saturday
Birkirkara on Wednesday and Friday
Marsaxlokk on Sunday
Mosta on Monday
Pitkali, Ta’ Qal on Tuesday and Saturday
Qormi on Saturday
Valletta on Sunday
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