🇨🇾 Cyprus vs 🇲🇹 Malta
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
Jan 12° · Jul 30° · Nicosia
Jan 15° · Jul 28° · Valletta
Air quality (capital)
WAQI, capital station
AQI 63 · Moderate
AQI 47 · Good
Prices vs EU average
Eurostat price level index, EU27 = 100
−11% (2025)
−8% (2025)
Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified 2026-06
Non-dom regime · 50% high-earner exemption
Non-dom (remittance basis)
Inflation
World Bank
0.1% / yr (2025)
2.4% / yr (2025)
Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, 6-month window
All measured apps work
All measured apps work
Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
14.9% of population (2024)
37.0% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
82 yrs
82 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
EUR
EUR
Timezone (capital)
Open-Meteo
UTC+3
UTC+2
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 2026-07-07. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 2026-07-07. Sources shown per row.
Special tax regimes, verified
Regimes change often and many sites still advertise closed ones. We link the official source for each.
🇨🇾 Cyprus
No tax on dividends & interest · 17 years
Verified 2026-06 · Ministry of Finance
🇨🇾 Cyprus
Half of employment income tax-free above ~€55k · 17 years
Verified 2026-06 · Ministry of Finance
🇲🇹 Malta
Foreign income not remitted to Malta is untaxed
Verified 2026-06 · CFR (tax authority)
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