What a visitor's money does in Malta: every guide rated from very cheap to very expensive, cheapest first, then the things that cost travellers money without buying anything — the ATM, the taxi, the SIM.
Euro (EUR) · 1 EUR = 1.15 USD · 1 EUR = 0.86 GBP
Euros. Cards are taken almost everywhere; the exceptions are the smaller village bars and the Gozo ferry kiosks. English is an official language, so there is never a misunderstanding about a price.
Avoid: the private machines in Sliema and St Julian’s
Use: Bank of Valletta, HSBC Malta, APS Bank
Free with European cards. Cards are taken almost everywhere except the smaller village bars and the Gozo ferry kiosks.
A short ride in Malta: €7–12 across town — middling
From the airport: Malta airport to Valletta €15–20, to Sliema €18–25
Much cheaper than the white airport taxis, which sell fixed-price vouchers at a desk.
Rabbit, which is the national dish and is stewed in wine and garlic. Pastizzi — flaky pastry with ricotta or peas — from a hole in the wall for under a euro. Ftira, the local bread, and Kinnie, a bitter orange soft drink that tastes like nothing else.
The cost rating is this site's own, for a visitor, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in. The general rules — the conversion prompt, shoulder season, the airport taxi — are in budget travel tips.
