2.42/5
385 reviews
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Sliema

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Malta offers a Mediterranean lifestyle with plenty of sunshine, beautiful landscapes, and English as the primary language, making it easier for foreigners to navigate daily life. For Europe, the cost of living is relatively low, but rent remains expensive.

On the downside, the island is extremely noisy with constant honking and construction. It is highly car-dependent with poor walkability and limited green spaces. The influx of tourists during the summer makes it overcrowded. The local job market is challenging with low salaries, and some expats mention experiencing unfriendliness from locals, especially towards certain nationalities.

Cleanliness is a major issue, with frequent complaints about how dirty the streets are. Scams from locals and even police have been reported, which adds to concerns about trust and security. Many find the island mediocre overall, with limited activities beyond nightlife and drinking. While some appreciate Malta for its affordable flight connections to other European destinations, others feel there are better places to live long-term.

In summary, Malta can be enjoyable for a short stay but might not be ideal for long-term living due to its noise, cost, cleanliness, and social challenges.

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I've been in Malta for approx 7 months now. And it's quite mediocre. It really feels like a car centric dystopia with absent of trees and way to much construction towards the european classical colorless Bauhaus minimalist architecture that slowly will kill peoples soul (Which is really sad because the classical buildings in Malta is quite beautiful and characteristic). People's favorite activity seems to be alcohol, gym's here are not that great, but they do exists. The best thing about Malta is the cheap air plane tickets out of the island so you can go an explore more interesting countries around in Europe. Bolt / Uber is cheap.

Walkability: 3/10
Wi-Fi: 7/10
Safety: 7/10
Price: 4/10
Nature: 2/10
Restaurants: 5/10
English: 10/10

1 year ago

My partner and I moved here last year and we really enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle. English is the first language and 300 days of the sun and like for Europe it's relatively low-cost lof of living.
We made a guide for anyone who wants to move here. You can read all about it in my better-looking blog at movinmalta .
The whole website has a lot of pointers and tips on how to navigate your life around the island :)

2 years ago

Stayed in Malta for 6 months, definitely a place that I don't recommend. A huge mess, and it is getting worse.
. Crazy expensive
. Locals are not nice with foreigners
. Scams from police and locals
. So full of tourist on summer
. Salaries are super low while the life (mostly the rent) are very expensive
. Super dirty
There is a lot better place to go in the world than Malta.
Good point : the landscapes are very beautiful

3 years ago

It's a bit loud for nomads, cars, dog's, honking all the time, construction works everywhere all the time. Weather is nice at winter time is around 15C, no heating in the flats so it's a bit no comfortable inside the house. Locals are nice but in general doesn't like foreigner's if you are from eastern countries especially from Eastern Europe county. If you want to work for local company it will probably be hard to settle it with income.
Td Lr: not bad for few months to stay but not more than that.

3 years ago

✅ Beautiful landscapes

✅ Lots of sunshine

✅ English is widely spoken

✅ Relatively low cost of living for Europe

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to make friends

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Very loud and noisy

❌ Expensive, especially rent

❌ Locals can be unfriendly towards foreigners

❌ High level of scams

❌ Overcrowded with tourists in summer

❌ Low salaries

❌ Very dirty

❌ Lots of construction

❌ Car-centric, poor walkability

❌ Very expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Very damp now

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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Remote workers

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$1,462 / mo

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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1,000 remote workers in Sliema now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.42/5 (Rank #454) 385 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Good
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,659 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 17Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 14°C57°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 75%
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	High: $2,135 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Good
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Malta
🗓️ Average trip length	13 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	17 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 14°C 57°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	eCabs
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 108
☕️ Best coffee place	Café La Rive
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Café Oasis
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	17,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$25,616 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 83% 👱‍♀️ 17%
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air Malta
🏥 Best hospital	St. James Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,659 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,927 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,610 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,031 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,392 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,540 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$772 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$159 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$83 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$235 / month
🍛 Dinner	$12
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$4
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$7,782 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$35 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$13 / trip