Basic Food & Drinks St Julians vs Scotts: which is cheaper in Malta?

On the 397 products that both Basic Food & Drinks St Julians and Scotts sell, Basic Food & Drinks St Julians was cheaper on 11% of them and Scotts on 88%. Bought together, they cost €1,664.11 at Basic Food & Drinks St Julians and €1,551.82 at Scotts: Scotts is 7.2% cheaper.

By category

CategoryProductsCheaper at Basic Food & Drinks St JuliansCheaper at ScottsBasket
Snacks & Sweets 121 6% 93% Scotts −10.7%
Food Cupboard 78 13% 86% Scotts −5.6%
Chilled & Dairy 50 14% 82% Scotts −4.1%
Wine & Alcohol 45 16% 84% Scotts −6.7%
Drinks 35 11% 86% Scotts −6.1%
Frozen 34 12% 88% Scotts −0.7%
Fish 8 0% 88% Scotts −11.6%
Butcher 7 0% 100% Scotts −6.1%
Health & Beauty 5 0% 100% Scotts −11.8%

Biggest savings at Basic Food & Drinks St Julians

Biggest savings at Scotts

Cheapest equivalent basics, any brand

BasicBasic Food & Drinks St JuliansScottsCheaper
Eggs €0.31 per egg
Gakbu Fresh Eggs, X 6 · €1.85
€0.27 per egg
EGGS X 15 LOCAL · €3.99
Scotts, 14% less
Milk, fresh or long-life €1.50 per litre
President Semi Skimmed Milk, 1l · €1.50
€1.20 per litre
BENNA FRESH SKIMMED MILK 1L 0.3% FAT · €1.20
Scotts, 20% less
Butter €16.30 per kg
Werther's Original Butter Candies, 135g · €2.20
€19.80 per kg
KERRYGOLD SALTED BUTTER 454G · €8.99
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 18% less
Spaghetti €1.78 per kg
Barilla Spaghetti No.5, 500g · €0.89
€1.29 per kg
CONAD PASTA 1KG 05 SPAGHETTI · €1.29
Scotts, 28% less
Penne €1.78 per kg
Barilla Penne Rigate, 500g · €0.89
€1.29 per kg
CONAD PASTA 1KG 71 PENNE LISCE · €1.29
Scotts, 28% less
Long-grain white rice €2.50 per kg
Eurico Parboiled Rice, 1kg · €2.50
€2.70 per kg
X-TRA LONG GRAIN RICE 908G · €2.45
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 7% less
Basmati rice €2.70 per kg
Mehjabeen Premium Extra Long Grain Basmati Rice, 5KG · €13.50
€3.78 per kg
CONAD RISO BASMATI 500G · €1.89
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 29% less
White sugar €2.25 per kg
Sugar, 1kg · €2.25
€1.07 per kg
SUNDALE GRANULATED SUGAR 1KG · €1.07
Scotts, 52% less
Plain flour €2.56 per kg
Deli Sun Plain Flour Wraps, x 6 · €2.00
€1.35 per kg
LAMB FLOUR 00 1000G · €1.35
Scotts, 47% less
Sunflower oil €2.60 per litre
Harvest Sunflower Oil, 1l · €2.60
€2.49 per litre
GOLDEN DROP SUNFLOWER OIL 1L · €2.49
Scotts, 4% less
Potatoes €1.06 per kg
Potato Bag, 4 kg · €4.25
€1.50 per kg
POTATOES 2KG · €2.99
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 29% less
Chicken breast fillets €8.32 per kg
Hi-Grade Minced Chicken Breast, 500g · €4.16
€11.99 per kg
SIMPLY CHICKEN BREAST RAW 1KG · €11.99
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 31% less
Toilet paper €0.34 per roll
Selpak Toilet Paper 2ply, x 32 · €11.00
€0.27 per roll
HIPPO TOILET PAPER X 6 ROLLS · €1.59
Scotts, 22% less
Cheddar (block) €11.99 per kg
Basic Whole Cheddar Cheese · €11.99
€20.75 per kg
KERRYGOLD 200GR CHEDDAR WHITE MILD · €4.15
Basic Food & Drinks St Julians, 42% less
Feta €22.00 per kg
Fior Di Vita Feta Cheese, 150g · €3.30
€16.65 per kg
CONAD FETA DOP 200G · €3.33
Scotts, 24% less
Panettone (classic) €12.43 per kg
Balocco IL Panettone Classic, 700g · €8.70
€11.98 per kg
BALOCCO PANETTONE CLASSICO 500G · €5.99
Scotts, 4% less

Prices as published on each store's website on 14 Nov 2026, in stock, including current promotions. Products sold by weight are left out because stores price them differently. Matching is automatic and can be wrong; tell us if something looks off.

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