The cost of living in Malta is going up in 2023

[@christiantoth5003]

Thank you for another great video Alex! I live in Hungary and the inflation rate at the moment is 26,20% 🥲There are items in Lidl here that have doubled in price since 2021.... I've visited Malta last year in October for the first time and many things, even the food at restaurants are either the same price or cheaper in Malta compared to Hungary. We don't have Euro and our wages are much less. Ever since my first visit to Malta, I found your KZbin channel and it's the best for anyone who wants to go to Malta. I'm going to travel to Malta again this May, and I'm really considering to move to Malta within a year. I just love everything about Malta 😊 Keep up the good videos Alex!

[@AlexinMalta]

Thank you for the great comment Christian, as a creator who does these videos with passion and love, comments such as yours a better reward then a youtube paycheck! Thank you❤️

[@ann-marie.lougher]

I love that your shopping list is 'old school' ..handwritten! Love that you do all this groundwork to make it so much easier for those wanting to come and make the change and move to Malta. LOVE that I've just been shopping with you Alex !! Ha ha .x🙏💜

[@AlexinMalta]

Hey hey ❤️thank you so much, i prefer this old school style :) im glad that you enjoyed this video, i try to help as much as i can

[@gustavovalenzuela244]

@@AlexinMalta hi Alex, hope you are great, love your videos. I think the prices are very similar where I am living rigth now (Portugal) im thinking about the posibility to move to Malta... Only for the great weather and the mediterranean enviroment hahaha I hate the winter here, it rains about five months non stop day and nights. It is insane jajaja

[@gillpurves9347]

Hi Alex, UK prices are really going up on lots of items now. Nescafe coffee is £7 a jar, used to be £4.50. A container of salt was 21p, now £1.60!!. I work in a supermarket and even with a staff discount my shopping bill has greatly increased. I found last August when I was in Malta the prices were not too bad. The cheapest prices I found last year were in Lidl in Marseille, but Europe seems to be quite expensive for fruit and vegetables in general compared to UK. I'm over to Malta soon so will be watching the prices. Thanks for the video.👍👍

[@kurtismasters8680]

Every time I come to Malta I notice staple items like milk eggs bread are way more reasonable than here in Canada 🇨🇦 A loaf of bread here is approx 3 euro Way more 😕 Good Job Again Alex

[@AlexinMalta]

Oh wow, thats an expensive bread. Thank you, im glad you enjoyed this video

[@RGauci]

What about the wages in Canada compared to Malta's?

[@kurtismasters8680]

@@RGauci definitely less but cost of living much less so kind of evens out 🤷‍♀️

[@RGauci]

Most Maltese have to survive on a salary of €800 - €1,000 a month.

[@johnabela932]

EXCELLENT VLOG ALEX 📝 🛒 👏. The inflation rate in Australia is 7.4 % (Jan'23) down from 8.4 (Dec'22)..However, the inflation rate for "Food and non alcohol beverages" rose to 8.2% 😲. As I mentioned before I think essential food prices ARE 'high' for MALTA but similar to here 🇦🇺 "Minimum" wage :- Malta = €777/month and Australia = €2064 /month. This vlog is another eye opener, that's for sure. Notwithstanding, I sincerely think that the "Quality of Life" and the "HAPPINESS & POSITIVITY Factor" in MALTA is better and hard to beat 😊. ALEX you're a living proof of this 🇲🇰 ♥ 🇲🇹 😇. THANKS ALEX🚶 🎥 🏆 👏. Cheers 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ™

[@AlexinMalta]

U know John, i am waiting for the day when i can officially say THANK YOU in person for all your comments and constant support for my KZbin channel❤

[@johnabela932]

​@@AlexinMalta "DITTO". I'm pleased to contribute to such an AWSOME🏆 KZbin channel😍. Thanks 🙏. Cheers 👍 🇲🇹 ♥ 🇪🇺 ™

[@rc70ys]

Delusional to think the quality of life is better in Malta 😂 Funniest comment ever.

[@marcellef8302]

Thanks for the video, Alex. Good job with your grocery research. Here in Canada 🇨🇦 it seems they are using covid as an excuse to jack up the prices for everyday essentials. Butter and instant coffee are almost $8.00 ☹️ We have to save $$ whenever possible. I have been making my own fresh bread and butter. Take care

[@AlexinMalta]

WooooW now thats expensive …

[@JosephVassalloUTube]

YOUR NEXT VIDEO IDEA Hi Alex, I enjoyed your video as always. Just a suggestion; we see the cost of living when buying from chain stores like Lidle and Pavi. Can you do a video shopping in Local Butcher Shops and Street Vegetable Vendors and VEGITABLE shops in local villages and towns. Also, buying eggs and milk from local farms if they still exist. NOT tourist areas. A good idea is to go back to the towns and Villages you already covered in your videos like, Hamrun, ZURRIEQ, Valletta, Qrendi, etc. That would be an interesting compare. Cheers man!

[@amilawaddeniya107]

Hi Alex, i think you need to do bit of a research on rent prices. Eg. Birkirkara property (2BR) prices at least increased by € 100

[@antoniotarantini1114]

Prices seem to be the same here in Puglia, Italy. Anyway Alex, you should try the fresh burrata which is produced in the north area of BARI! Remember to eat it at room temperature and not just as you take it from the fridge. Keep on making good videos like this one!

[@gabrielz2023]

I lived in Malta for 4.5 years from 2017-2021.. My sister still lives in Malta and every time I go visit her I got shocked with the increasing price in LIDL compared to Ireland where we live now. I love your channel, dude, you're so fun.

[@stephen7342]

I noticed this a few years ago when I lived in Malta but only a small increase not like now. I’m coming back for Easter and I’m sure I’ll notice the difference again. It’s much like the U.K. everything has rocketed up. Love your videos and you do make me smile 😜

[@scottreburn7973]

Very interesting and informative alex l have found in the UK my weekly shop has gone up by approx £15 Malta seems very reasonable

[@AlexinMalta]

Thank you for sharing this Scott

[@diksivalcheva4795]

Thank you Alex! Lovely video! Greetings from London UK! 🥰

[@yourtravelfriendanna]

Cool to see you do the cost of prices for multiple years now! I feel the cost of food has increased in many places, 🇨🇦 included

[@dubsar]

Thanks!

[@AlexinMalta]

❤️i see you watched the video till the end. Thank you

[@cassandrablack158]

Wow at least things will be cheaper for us when we visit Malta next week as compared to the US prices. I feel like we are just getting ripped off left and right over here.

[@Praveen21tps]

Alex bro u r very real and genuine and good hearted man .love u

[@scottreburn7973]

Alex you are an absolute credit to Malta and you're home country. The interview is well overdue and the interviewer is correct in saying that you should have your own show log don't think it will be too long before The maltese heritage and culture department has you working for them Keep up the good work your videos are absolutely amazing 😂 All the best scott

[@RD-dn7yv]

Ordinary folk are under the cosh at the moment. Very expensive across Europe. I noticed Lidl in Sliema was much cheaper than Welbee's.

[@shaygold943]

It’s all depends in which supermarket person shopping. I shop in supermarket Greens and the prices there increase for some items double!!!

[@kezkez16]

The way I'm obsessed with malta,, I'm coming there soon....🙏

[@wokenup5273]

What you should keep a eye on is the weight of the pack of food. The prices go up, and the amount you get is becoming smaller.

[@POLANDONAIR]

In Poland we have almost 19% inflation at the moment...Prices of apartaments and costs of energy are isnane! So Malta is still cheaper! :)))

[@erickdavila3763]

Hey Alex! Love your videos. Here in Venezuela, last year's inflation was 440%, and only in January this year it was 39%. We have the same prices than an EU country, but with a minimum wage salary of about €6. Prices rise almost everyday. How about that?

[@libatalklieb5793]

@apteka I want to live there if everything was free. Winter would kill me.

[@AlexinMalta]

Hey Erick, guess what, that minimum wage in Malta is lower that €6 per hour

[@erickdavila3763]

Ours is €6 per month!

[@libatalklieb5793]

@@erickdavila3763 Start protesting.

[@Zvizir12345]

Thanks a lot for your great job, my dear. We love you!

[@AlexinMalta]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you Fabricio

[@chamara000]

Thank you so much for your great effort. The video is very helpful Keep up good work. From Sri Lanka

[@jillyfarley4823]

On holiday there, early February....yes, during the storm...popped into M & S for biscuits.....what a shock...and I thought Iceland was expensive...the biscuits stayed on the shelf. . But plus side, today.....seems no problem with fruit n veg....unlike UK.....

[@ds5379]

You can't really expect a British product to be cheaper in a foreign country...

[@jillyfarley4823]

@@ds5379 haha....didnt expect cheaper...but thought what luxury prices for people who live in Malta...for biscuits....big treat!!!!

[@ds5379]

@@jillyfarley4823 here in Malta M&S food products tend to lean on the pricey side. I also never shop in Iceland as the discrepancy between Maltese and UK prices is huge (and Iceland stuff is a far cry from being a luxury product). In additional to shipping costs, tariff costs related to UK no longer being part of EU further contributes. Malta mostly tends to have higher prices even in places like LIDL (say compared to Italy), but the difference tends not to be as steep as with British brands like Iceland and M&S for some reason.

[@AlexinMalta]

Enjoy your holiday :)))

[@jillyfarley4823]

@@ds5379 haha I actually meant the country Iceland... ooops...there a pack of bacon £17 ....now that was shocking....but a beautiful country..

[@rickgarcia6132]

Another great video Alex very informative. 💯👍

[@AlexinMalta]

Appreciate it! Thanks

[@charityhodges1]

Do they have organic food in the supermarkets there? For example we have a more expensive grocery store here in Los Angeles, CA called Whole Foods that sells mostly organic foods.

[@saikumarpeddireddy7079]

Thanks Alex for your efforts

[@AlexinMalta]

My pleasure!

[@shalinimendis1884]

Alex love your videos !!! Full of useful information with lot of laughter 😂 ,,, keep doing more & more amazing videos 🌻

[@antoniofransch971]

Thanks for the video Alex ☆☆☆☆☆

[@AlexinMalta]

My pleasure!❤

[@AdventuresOfAWanderLust]

Vancouver Canada the prices of groceries are getting ridiculous.! $8 for butter

[@AlexinMalta]

Omggg …

[@durgapujara4835]

Hi bro I Love ur vedio plz More vedio about Malta bakery shop plz

[@MrDoobee1]

Hi Alex. Are there more than the 2 large supermarkets on Malta and Gozo? I know each region has their own smaller convenience stores which I assume are family owned.

[@AlexinMalta]

Hi John, we have several: Pavi, Pavi, Wellbees, Greens, Lidl, Spar… then we have smaller stores like Convenience, Maypole

[@MrDoobee1]

@@AlexinMalta much appreciated Alex

[@carolynwatson1055]

Hi Alex , I think everything is going up at moment here in uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, it seems same most countries no matter where you live , still prefer to be in Malta and pay lol 🇲🇹🍷

[@m.s.291]

Alex, did you take into consideration specials at Lidl and Pavi? That may also influence prices.

[@AlexinMalta]

I think the Burrata was a special yesterday when inwas filming

[@chs557]

i love pavi, lido not so much, comming to malta in april, i was thinking maybe cheaper prices at marsaxlokk weekend market?

[@sandy7938]

Love yr videos...well here in Australia most of the products you shown its triple the price here...I'm living in wrong country lol...I should get my citizenship lol my Dads Maltese 😁 look forward to yr next video...👍👍

[@clairebates7068]

Alex can you find gluten free pastizzi any where my husband loves them but has now been diagnosed coeliac disease What are gluten free menus like in Malta please we return in April ? Thank you Great work that you do ❤

[@shaikyounusali]

good job Alex

[@mithibara]

Thanks @alex sir 🙏 Give me a true information Love you sir ❤

[@AlexinMalta]

❤

[@Tobytobers1]

rental prices are sure going up in gozo.....which ofc sucks - in canada a bag of lemons is 5.99..

[@allenfu1789]

much cheaper than it in Beijing. thanks for this video

[@libatalklieb5793]

I hope the Fu doesn't stand for what i think it does?

[@allenfu1789]

@@libatalklieb5793 what do you think about it😁

[@libatalklieb5793]

@@allenfu1789 I love it

[@kmc5646]

Hi Alex. Thank you for this video. Can you recommend any platform for someone coming to study in Malta to search for an affordable apartment

[@kathleenabelaperez2153]

Off the subject . Alex can you post once more your interview with a Maltese station interviewing you. 😉👍

[@sarojkhadkayt5229]

Hlo Alex kindly make a video on vfs update in south Asian countries coz we are facing lot of issues it is the major issues right now #love from nepal

[@suhanasulfik376]

Alex please do education facilities in malta (about schools) for kids

[@casualbrowsing6341]

The rent prices remained the same more less? Sorry, but this is absolutely incorrect information. Yes, you can find an apartment for e.g. 700 in 2023 the same way you could back in 2021 and they may have the same number of bedrooms, but that is the end of similarities. Rent prices skyrocketed. What you could get for 700 in end 2021/early 2022, now you will pay 1000 or more. Sadly, the accommodation quality remains unchanged. Perhaps you should do a more thorough research and make a video about it, since people watch your channel and some (outside Malta) may rely on the info presented here.

[@AlexinMalta]

Thank you for the comment, i included the website for people to know where they can check for rental prices, i filtered the lowest lrice range 500 to 800 to see if apartments in that price range exist, and they do

[@madhaviewarnakulasuriya19]

Hi Alex, Can I know the app you used to search apartments in this video please?

[@dreamer_desi]

MaltaPark

[@ann-marie.lougher]

I'm in the UK....but my cousin works in there!! 😜

[@AlexinMalta]

❤️❤️

[@thomasabraham8286]

Hello Alex how are you ? By any chance do u know when VFS is going to open....

[@vickyblz3982]

Hey Alex, just a question pls is the German language a plus in Malta concerning jobs opportunities? Thnx in Advance 😊

[@AlexinMalta]

Yes it is in Hospitality or in German companies located in Malta

[@261Legend33]

Wenn du Deutsch kannst findest du hier überall Jobs

[@juancarrera8397]

Can you do a videos about gyms

[@sushantrajput6920]

If they increase the rent and the price of food, then they must increase the salary too!!

[@victoremperord1036]

Please I want to apply for Malta student Visa...I want to know how many month bank statement I need to print?

[@AlexinMalta]

Check online Victor

[@victoremperord1036]

I couldn't find it please help with link if you have

[@EasyXploits]

good video

[@AlexinMalta]

Glad you enjoyed

[@1014bnm]

Alex, how come you drive left-handed car in Malta?)

[@aswinvs2135]

First🥰

[@ziazameen3018]

Second 🥰

[@AlexinMalta]

Third 🤣❤❤ thank yo guys🥰

[@mujji2mms109]

Hi bro I am rehman from India Small information malta vsf appointment not open What is the problem....?

[@lukakamberovic6486]

6:10 Thats higher then in The United States

[@AlexinMalta]

How much is in US ?

[@lukakamberovic6486]

@@AlexinMalta it’s around 6.410%

[@magdymohammad4112]

Mr. Alex I would like to get travel ancecy from Dubai to Malta

[@melitafenech3338]

I live in malta everything is going up im almost in debt

[@libatalklieb5793]

Buy your fruit and vegetables from Tal qali markets it's much cheaper.

[@AlexinMalta]

Doing a video on that :)

[@thirupathipatel1540]

What about cigarettes prices

[@libatalklieb5793]

Is that is what is important to you?

[@Rerpumkin123]

why buy imported fruit and wine from Lidle?? Maltese wine and fruit are far more superior, tastier and cheaper.

[@c.karumari5331]

I live in siggiwi alex

[@yashifernando5826]

🥰

[@AlexinMalta]

❤️❤️

[@prashantadanuwar8601]

Hi Alex Namaste from Nepal🇳🇵 I am waiting for my visa interview. And hope to pass that interview Actually I am coming their in student visa in masters level. It will be easier for me if I met you their when I arrive. I knew many things watching your videos but I watching video and being their are totally different.... I want you to help me their... Will it be fine?

[@libatalklieb5793]

It's there.

[@aerodronics_showcase]

I think your country is Skopje

[@yllsulejmani4786]

Po evtino od makedonija😢😢😢

[@terryomara9403]

The priest still want more and more