Living in San Ġiljan

Owner occupation accounted for 59.2% of homes.

Last checked 2026-09-1913 sources

Which Malta-wide rules apply when you move to San Ġiljan?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in MaltaNational rates and thresholds that apply in San Ġiljan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling profile lists 5,931 main residences and 2,673 secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings in November 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for San Ġiljan. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Transport pass€0

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	36.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Epic Plug & Play Super Instant WiFi²Official
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	GO Smart M top-up mobile plan³Official
Monthly transport pass	0 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Personalised tallinja card - free public transport for eligible residents¹²Official
Dwellings	8,604 dwellings	Census 2021	MT official material for g05_dwellings_total⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	5,931 dwellings	21 Nov 2021	Census of Population and Housing 2021, Volume 2, dwelling tables⁶Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings	2,673 dwellings	21 Nov 2021	Census of Population and Housing 2021, Volume 2, dwelling tables⁶Official

Is San Ġiljan a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–73%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–75%

Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 50–74%

Family55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–69%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

56.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,879 of 15,594 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	6,457 people	31 Dec 2021	nso.gov.mt⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	76 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	MLA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for San Ġiljan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Lifelong Learning language-course route — Adult Learning Centres — State Language Course

Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers

For adults, foreign learners, residents.

Maltese, EnglishIn Personpaid_or_case_by_case_free

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in San Ġiljan.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

16°10°

17°11°

20°13°

24°16°

29°20°

32°22°

32°23°

29°21°

25°18°

21°15°

17°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

167

187

223

252

307

336

369

338

252

217

183

164

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in MaltaAnnual PM2.5 in San Ġiljan is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 14 cities with data, 7 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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San Ġiljan 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.2	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15.7 · Feb 15.7 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 20.1 · May 24.3 · Jun 28.8 · Jul 31.7 · Aug 32 · Sep 28.6 · Oct 25 · Nov 20.8 · Dec 17.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 10 · Feb 9.6 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 12.7 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 23 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 15 · Dec 11.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.9 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 14.1 · Apr 16.4 · May 20 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 21.7 · Nov 17.9 · Dec 14.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.4 · Feb 68.9 · Mar 39.7 · Apr 18.7 · May 11 · Jun 7.3 · Jul 0.2 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 77.6 · Nov 89.1 · Dec 84.8 mm	31 Dec 2020	Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation⁴Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 167.4 · Feb 186.6 · Mar 223.2 · Apr 252 · May 306.9 · Jun 336 · Jul 368.9 · Aug 337.9 · Sep 252 · Oct 217 · Nov 183 · Dec 164.3 hours	31 Dec 2020	Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation⁴Official

Population and city profile

San Ġiljan had a population of 15,594 at the end of 2025. The city covers 1.61 km², with a population density of 9,765.6 people per km² at the end of 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport43.1%
Foreign residents56.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1.61 km²	Census 2021	MT official material for city_area_km2⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	56.94 %	31 Dec 2025	MT official material for population_total⁸Official
Foreign residents	8,879 people	31 Dec 2025	MT official material for population_total⁸Official
Population density	9,766 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	MT official material for population_density_per_km2⁷Official
Population	15,594 people	31 Dec 2025	MT official material for population_total⁸Official

International community in San Ġiljan

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Total population; sex=Total; source locality row · 2021-11-21

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,653	100.0%
Maltese	5,899	50.6%
Non-Maltese	5,754	49.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Ancestry or ethnicity

Total population; source locality row · 2021-11-21

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,653	100.0%
Caucasian	9,657	82.9%
Asian	711	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	462	4.0%
Arab	384	3.3%
African	250	2.1%
More than one racial origin	189	1.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	59.18 %	Census 2021	MT official material for g05_dwellings_total⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on San Ġiljan

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sliema as a San Ġiljan alternative in the same region

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 23,570 Sliema vs 15,594 San Ġiljan+51%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Sliema vs 8.0 km San Ġiljan−13%
Foreign residents: 56.2% Sliema vs 56.9% San Ġiljansame level
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Sliema vs 12.0 µg/m³ San Ġiljansame level

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Alternative cities in Malta

Other cities in Malta to compare with San Ġiljan, nearest in population first.

All Malta cities

San Ġwann16,075 residents L-Imsida16,609 residents Ħ’Attard13,134 residents Marsaskala18,714 residents Iż-Żejtun12,858 residents Birżebbuġa12,601 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in San Ġiljan when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Language to Go! summer courses + specific Maltese/English language support (Migrant Learners Unit). How to enrol a child (education.gov.mt).

A country-wide rule for Malta; San Ġiljan's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is San Ġiljan part of Sliema?

San Ġiljan belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Sliema; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 1.4 km away by straight-line distance. Sliema city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source¹³

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in San Ġiljan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data.

How many people live in San Ġiljan?

The published population is 15,594 people. Source: MT official material for population_total.

How many foreign residents live in San Ġiljan?

8,879 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: MT official material for population_total.

How much is public transport in San Ġiljan?

A monthly transport pass is 0 EUR/month. Source: Personalised tallinja card - free public transport for eligible residents.

Is San Ġiljan a good place to live?

San Ġiljan may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is San Ġiljan part of Sliema?

San Ġiljan belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Sliema; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 1.4 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the Maltese citizenship group in San Ġiljan?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,899 people (50.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021-11-21. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). San Ġiljan, Malta: population, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a63dfb8591adab42a5e6350b8cf978ef]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/san-giljan/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_san-giljan-malta-population-cost-of-living-jobs-climate_a0e325cbfa89,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {San Ġiljan, Malta: population, cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {a63dfb8591adab42a5e6350b8cf978ef},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/san-giljan/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-29
Epic Plug & Play Super Instant WiFi epic.com.mt · checked 2026-09-14
GO Smart M top-up mobile plan go.com.mt · checked 2026-09-14
Malta climate profile 1991-2020 — Malta International Airport station observation Malta climate profile 1991-2020 · nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-29
MT official material for city_area_km2 nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
MT official material for g05_dwellings_total nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
MT official material for population_density_per_km2 nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
MT official material for population_total nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
nso.gov.mt nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-08-08
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Personalised tallinja card - free public transport for eligible residents publictransport.com.mt · checked 2026-09-18
services-eu1.arcgis.com place coordinates services-eu1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-28

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