Valletta, Malta
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City report · today and 2035

Valletta

Malta

Mandyy88 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Scored on our default priorities. Set your own on the map and this report answers those instead.

From the data snapshot of 12 October 2026. The full report opens here with the live data.

Your match

68 today, 62 in 2035#3 of 46

Ahead of most places on international community and tax, and behind on none of the eight measures.

By 2035 your match moves from 68 to 62, mostly from cost of living (64 to 57).

At a glance

Average temperature
20.6°C
Winters 15.0°C
Monthly spend
€1,570
per person
Safety
89/100
average 83
Shortest day
9h 43m
longest 14h 36m
Air quality
9.0 µg/m³
2 stations nearby read 10.8
Walkability
85/100
769 shops within 1 km

Today and in 2035

Eight measures, 0 to 100: where each stands, and where it is heading.

  • Climate Resilience: 86 today, 81 in 2035(Climate model)

    The median of 10 climate models (CMIP6, middle-road scenario) is +0.4°C by 2035 and 9 more days above 30°C a year.

  • Cost of Living: 64 today, 57 in 2035(Our forecast)

    Prices here sit below the US level and tend to rise as incomes catch up.

  • Safety & Stability: 89 today, 89 in 2035(Held at today)

    Crime and political stability do not follow a trend we can project, so we hold today's value.

  • Healthcare Access: 79 today, 79 in 2035(Held at today)

    We have no trend for its spending, life expectancy and out-of-pocket mix we can defend yet, so today's value is shown.

  • Visa Freedom: 47 today, 47 in 2035(Held at today)

    Visa rules change by political decision, not by trend, so we hold today's value.

  • Community Fit: 93 today, 97 in 2035(Our forecast)

    The share of residents born abroad has been growing in most countries, and we assume it keeps growing.

  • Internet Quality: 95 today, 98 in 2035(Our forecast)

    The share of people online keeps rising everywhere, fastest where it is lowest.

  • Tax Friendliness: 54 today, 54 in 2035(Held at today)

    Tax law changes by political decision, not by trend, so we hold today's value.

Where it shines

  • International crowd. Community Fit 93 of 100, against 68 on average across the 85 places we cover.
  • Lighter on tax. Tax Friendliness 54 of 100, against 44 on average across the 85 places we cover.
  • Safe and settled. Safety & Stability 89 of 100, against 83 on average across the 85 places we cover.

Worth weighing

  • Getting pricier. Cost of Living 64 today, 57 by 2035 on our forecast.

Weather and climate

Winters average 15.0°C, and 10 days a year reach 30°C.

Year-round average
20.6°C
Winter average
15.0°C
coldest three months
Days of 30°C or more
10
a year
Humidity
76%
yearly average
Earthquakes, magnitude 5+
0
within 100 km, 1976–2025

The median of 10 climate models is +0.4°C by 2035 on the middle-road scenario, with 9 more days of 30°C a year. Climate resilience moves from 86 to 81.

Sources: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) (2020–2024) · CMIP6 ensemble via Copernicus CDS (2030–2039 vs 2015–2024) · ND-GAIN Country Index + NASA POWER (MERRA-2) (2024, 2020–2024) · USGS ComCat (1976–2025)

Cost of living

The average person here spends €1,570 a month. A single worker on the average wage keeps €2,106 after tax.

Monthly spend
€1,570
average per person
Price level
93
EU average = 100
House prices
+74%
over the last ten years
Can't heat their home
7.6%
of households
Rent, 2-bed flat
€1,400
unfurnished · 1-bed €1,050, 3-bed €1,700
Local income level
110%
of the EU average, this region
Unemployment
3.1%
Malta

Our forecast puts a month at about €1,720 by 2035, in today's money. Prices here sit below the US level and tend to rise as incomes catch up.

Sources: World Bank WDI (2025) · Eurostat earn_nt_net (2025) · Eurostat prc_colc_rents (2025) · Eurostat prc_ppp_ind (2024) · Eurostat prc_hpi_a (2015→2025) · Eurostat ilc_mdes01 (2025) · Eurostat nama_10r_2gdp (2024) · Eurostat lfst_r_lfu3rt (2025)

Safety and healthcare

Safety scores 89 and healthcare 79, out of 100.

Homicides
0.6
per 100,000 people a year
Political stability
84/100
Life expectancy
83.0
years at birth, Malta
Hospital beds
4.1
per 1,000 people
Health spending
$5,706
per person a year (PPP)
Paid out of pocket
31%
of all health spending

Healthcare is held at 79. We have no trend for its spending, life expectancy and out-of-pocket mix we can defend yet, so today's value is shown. Safety is held at 89: crime and politics follow no trend we can project.

Sources: World Bank WDI (2023) · World Bank WGI (2025) · Eurostat demo_r_mlifexp (2024) · World Bank WDI (2022)

Everyday life

Walkability scores 85 of 100: most errands work on foot.

Walkability
85/100
Within 1 km
769
shops, cafés and services
Fine dust (PM2.5)
9.0
µg/m³; WHO advises under 5
Wind
5.4 m/s
yearly average

Sources: OpenStreetMap (Overpass) (2026-10) · CAMS EAC4 via Copernicus ADS (2025) · OpenAQ (2025) · NASA POWER (MERRA-2) (2020–2024)

Children and schools

Full-time childcare for two small children costs nothing after public support.

Childcare for two
Free
a month after support, national, 2025
Fees before support
€300
a month, two children full-time
Under-3s in childcare
56%
part- or full-time

Sources: OECD net childcare costs (2025) · Eurostat ilc_caindformal (2025)

Connection and community

37.0% of residents were born abroad, and internet scores 95 of 100.

People online
94%
Home broadband
45
lines per 100 people
Born abroad
37.0%
of residents

Our forecast moves internet from 95 to 98 and international community from 93 to 97 by 2035. The share of residents born abroad has been growing in most countries, and we assume it keeps growing.

Sources: World Bank WDI (2024)

Visas and tax

47% of the world's passports can enter without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free entry
47%
of the world's passports
Tax on an average wage
23.1%
14.5% income tax + 8.6% social security
Kept each month
€2,106
single, of €2,739 average gross pay
Kept each month, family
€2,598
one earner, two children
Tax take
24.1%
of the economy (GDP)
Tax friendliness
54/100

Both are held at today's values for 2035: visa and tax rules change by political decision, not by trend.

Sources: Passport Index dataset (current) · World Bank WDI (2024) · Eurostat earn_nt_net (2025)

Not in this report yet

We would rather say so than guess. Check these before you decide.

  • The price of a square metre
  • Residence routes for investors, students and families, and how long each permit takes to get
  • Income tax bands, and tax regimes for newcomers
  • School fees, and childcare costs in this city rather than the country
  • What a family would keep at your own salary

Where every number comes from

  • NASA POWER (MERRA-2) 2020–2024
  • CMIP6 ensemble via Copernicus CDS 2030–2039 vs 2015–2024
  • ND-GAIN Country Index + NASA POWER (MERRA-2) 2024, 2020–2024
  • USGS ComCat 1976–2025
  • World Bank WDI 2025
  • Eurostat earn_nt_net 2025
  • Eurostat prc_colc_rents 2025
  • Eurostat prc_ppp_ind 2024
  • Eurostat prc_hpi_a 2015→2025
  • Eurostat ilc_mdes01 2025
  • Eurostat nama_10r_2gdp 2024
  • Eurostat lfst_r_lfu3rt 2025
  • World Bank WDI 2023
  • World Bank WGI 2025
  • Eurostat demo_r_mlifexp 2024
  • World Bank WDI 2022
  • OpenStreetMap (Overpass) 2026-10
  • CAMS EAC4 via Copernicus ADS 2025
  • OpenAQ 2025
  • OECD net childcare costs 2025
  • Eurostat ilc_caindformal 2025
  • World Bank WDI 2024
  • Passport Index dataset current
  • World Bank WDI + World Bank WGI 2023, 2025
  • World Bank WDI 2023, 2024
  • Wikidata (local facts, CC0) 2026-10-12
  • Nager.Date (public holidays) 2026
  • Where Tomorrow forecast (trend rates on the methodology page) October 2026