Creatine has the second-widest price spread of anything we track in Malta: roughly €3.00 to €14.20 per 100 g, a little over four and a half times. What makes that notable is that creatine monohydrate is a single, standardised compound — unlike protein powder, there is very little room for one tub to be meaningfully better than another. This page tracks what it actually costs across Maltese shops, rebuilt every morning from their own storefronts.
What creatine costs in Malta right now
We read the public catalogues of Malta Elite Supplements, Supplements Malta, XXL Nutrition Malta and Supplemented Malta daily and normalise every listing to € per 100 g, so pack sizes compare fairly. Across 26 tracked creatine listings the median sits near €8.26 per 100 g — useful mainly as a line to notice you are well above.
Creatine — cheapest in Malta
| Product | Retailer | Size | Price | Per 100 g | 30-day low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XXL Nutrition Malta Creatine Monohydrate | XXL Nutrition Malta | 500 g | €14.99 | €3.00 | €14.99 |
| 2 | XXL Nutrition Malta Creatine Monohydrate | XXL Nutrition Malta | 250 g | €9.99 | €4.00 | €9.99 |
| 3 | Trained by JP Nutrition – Creatine Monohydrate – 1KG | Malta Elite Supplements | 1 kg | €45.99 | €4.60 | €45.99 |
| 4 | Dedicated Nutrition Creatine – 500g | Malta Elite Supplements | 500 g | €29.99 | €6.00 | €29.99 |
| 5 | 100% Creatine Monohydrate (flavoured) (300 gr.) | Supplements Malta | 300 g | €20.00 | €6.67 | €20.00 |
| 6 | 100% CREATINE (300 GR.) | Supplements Malta | 300 g | €20.00 | €6.67 | €20.00 |
| 7 | 100% Creatine Monohydrate (500 gr.) | Supplements Malta | 500 g | €35.00 | €7.00 | €35.00 |
| 8 | 7Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate 300g | Malta Elite Supplements | 300 g | €23.50 | €7.83 | €23.50 |
| 9 | Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate (250g) | Supplemented Malta | 250 g | €19.99 | €8.00 | €19.99 |
| 10 | 7Nutrition Creatine (CreapureⓇ) 500g | Malta Elite Supplements | 500 g | €39.99 | €8.00 | €39.99 |
Prices are collected automatically from each retailer’s own public storefront and normalised to € per 100 g so packs of different sizes can be compared fairly. They can change at any time — always confirm on the retailer’s page before ordering. CapyFuel sells nothing, so no CapyFuel product is in this table — every row is an independent retailer, ranked on price alone.
Almost everything here is plain monohydrate
Unlike some categories, the Maltese creatine shelf is not full of exotic forms competing on marketing rather than evidence — nearly every listing we track is plain or flavoured creatine monohydrate, which is also the best-evidenced form. Our guide on monohydrate versus other forms covers what is actually established if you are weighing up a pricier alternative form elsewhere.
So where does the spread come from, if it is mostly one compound? Three places. Pack size does most of the work, as it does everywhere in this market. A handful of listings are Creapure-certified — a licensed, purity-certified raw material rather than a different compound, and it carries a premium. And a couple of listings are creatine blended with other ingredients (added electrolytes, or a second amino acid), which raises the price per 100 g of powder while diluting the creatine in each scoop — if a product is not plain monohydrate, the per-100 g figure is not comparing what you think it is.
Working out what a dose really costs you
Creatine is one of the few supplements where the maths is genuinely simple, because the useful daily amount is fixed rather than proportional to bodyweight. At 3 g per day, 100 g of powder is about 33 days of use. So a tub at €3 per 100 g costs roughly nine cents a day, and one at €14.20 per 100 g costs about forty-three. Over a year that is the difference between around €33 and €155 for the same compound at the same dose.
That framing is more useful than the shelf price, and it is why the per-100 g column is the one to read. The cost calculator will work out cost per serving for any tub you are considering.
What creatine does, in the words the EU allows
There is one authorised claim, and it is specific: Creatine increases physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3 g of creatine. Quoted as approved.
Note what that wording does and does not cover. It is about repeated short, hard efforts — sets in the gym, sprints — not endurance, not general wellbeing, and not anything a more expensive tub does better. Since the claim is tied to a fixed 3 g daily intake, a product cannot earn it more strongly by costing more. That is the whole argument for buying near the bottom of this table.
For dosing, loading and timing, our creatine monohydrate guide hub covers it properly, including what water retention actually is, which is the question people ask most.
Where to go next
- Supplement prices in Malta — all four categories, with methodology and delivery thresholds.
- Protein powder prices in Malta — 107 tracked listings and the widest spread we track.
- Applied Nutrition prices in Malta — including its own plain monohydrate and two blended forms.
- How to choose a creatine — what actually distinguishes one tub from another.
- Monohydrate versus other forms — why the cheap form is the well-evidenced one.
- Sports supplements in Malta — delivery, VAT and the wider picture.
- Creatine prices in Cyprus — the same comparison for the Cypriot market.
The authorised health claim is quoted verbatim from the European Commission’s EU Register of nutrition and health claims made on foods. Prices are collected automatically from each retailer’s own public storefront and can change at any time — always confirm on the retailer’s page before ordering.
Frequently asked questions
How much does creatine cost in Malta?
Across the 26 listings we track at Maltese retailers, creatine ranges from about €3.00 to €14.20 per 100 g, with a median near €8.26. That is the second-widest spread of any category we track, behind only whey and protein powder.
Is expensive creatine better than cheap creatine?
Usually not. Almost every listing we track in Malta is plain or flavoured creatine monohydrate — one compound, well-evidenced, and the cheapest form available. Most of the price gap is pack size, plus a small premium for Creapure certification or a blended formula, rather than a different or better compound.
What does 3 g of creatine a day actually cost?
At the authorised 3 g daily intake, 100 g of powder lasts about 33 days. So a tub at €3 per 100 g works out around nine cents a day, and one at €14.20 per 100 g around forty-three — roughly €33 against €155 over a year for the same compound at the same dose.
Are the pricier creatine listings a different, better form?
Mostly not in Malta. Nearly all tracked listings are monohydrate. The listings that cost more are either Creapure-certified monohydrate — the same compound with a purity certification and traceability — or monohydrate blended with other ingredients, which dilutes the creatine per scoop rather than improving it.
What is creatine authorised to claim in the EU?
One claim, quoted as approved: creatine increases physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise, and the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3 g of creatine. It covers repeated short hard efforts — not endurance and not general wellbeing.
How often are these prices updated?
Every morning, from each retailer's own public storefront, normalised to € per 100 g. The 30-day low column shows whether a listing is above its own recent floor.